Winemaker
David Levasseur
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Cuchery, France

i. Biography
Since 2003, David Levasseur has served as winemaker and estate head at Champagne Albert Levasseur in Cuchery, France, working in small batches and under organic methods that keep Pinot Meunier in focus and terroir at the center. The style is measured rather than decorative: patience, attention, and a close reading of place. As Levasseur puts it, “Each fragrance, each taste can reveal a different picture, sensation, or souvenir for each of us.”
The Essentials - In 1992, he worked at his family vineyards around Cuchery in the Vallée de la Marne. - He produces the essences of his terroir in the house where he grew up, Rue du Sorbier. - “The essences of my terroir, our champagnes, are an invitation to find back some aromas born from our meticulous know-how and our vineyard.” Those essentials show a career that has stayed tied to one place and one set of working questions. The family vineyards around Cuchery in the Vallée de la Marne formed part of his early professional work in 1992, and that link remains visible in the way he works today from the house where he grew up, Rue du Sorbier. In Levasseur’s framing, Champagne is not separated from origin; it is built to return the drinker to it, through aromas shaped by careful know-how and the vineyard itself. That continuity gives Champagne Albert Levasseur a tight, place-driven register. Small-batch production keeps the work close to the fruit and to the land, while the organic approach signals discipline in the cellar and in the vineyard. Pinot Meunier sits at the center of that expression, not as an abstract marker of variety, but as a practical route into Cuchery, the Vallée de la Marne, and the specific textures Levasseur has spent years refining.
Signature
David Levasseur’s signature wine, _Extrait Gourmand_ Rosé NV, fits a style built on nuance, fragrance, and layered sensation. Within his range, it sits as part of a broader method that links memory, vineyard, and cellar practice without overstatement.
In Their Words “The essences of my terroir, our champagnes, are an invitation to find back some aromas born from our meticulous know-how and our vineyard.”
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of David
What is David Levasseur's current role?
As of 2026, David Levasseur is Winemaker and estate head.
What is David Levasseur known for?
He makes small-batch, organic grower Champagnes that highlight Pinot Meunier and the unique character of its terroir.







