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    Edgar Coulon

    Winemaker, Champagne Roger Coulon

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    Champagne Roger Coulon. No portrait has been provided.

    Champagne Roger Coulon. No portrait has been provided.

    i. Biography

    Grower Champagne depends on the delicate balance between ancestral cellar memory and technical adaptation across generational lines. Winemaker Edgar Coulon directs this continuity at Champagne Roger Coulon, bringing an emphasis on purity, structural minerality, and vineyard versatility to the Montagne de Reims domaine.

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    Champagne Roger Coulon has operated as a family enterprise for over two centuries, tracing its foundation to 1806. Initially devoted to still wines before the French Revolution, the domaine later transitioned to crafting sparkling wines on the Montagne de Reims. The house has long relied on deep reserve systems to preserve continuity, including a solera started that provides the foundational base for the premier cru Meunier cuvée Heri-Hodie.

    Edgar Coulon returned to Champagne to join the team in the cellars and the vineyard. Taking on varied tasks to build comprehensive cellar versatility, his arrival coincided with the estate moving the entirety of its vineyards toward certified organic production. Working alongside his parents, Isabelle and Eric Coulon, who represent the eighth generation, and his sister Louise, he entered the estate's planned transition toward leadership, navigating cellar trials and external pressures including the demanding 2021 harvest.

    Where They Are Now

    Edgar Coulon serves as winemaker at Champagne Roger Coulon, guiding the cellar through two distinct offerings: the "Référence" collection, structured to transmit historic family expertise, and the "Empreinte" collection, formed as an authentic expression of the grower. His cellar regimen focuses on balance, harmony, elegance, and minerality, advancing cellar maturation techniques while reinforcing the estate's site-specific identity.

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      Edgar Coulon serves as winemaker at Champagne Roger Coulon, directing the cellar and crafting the estate's Référence and Empreinte collections.

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