A Champagne House with a strong winegrowing identity
In the heart of the Champagne vineyards, a family name has echoed through nine generations: Mandois. A proud guardian of its ancestral traditions and proudly independent, our family-owned Champagne House has remained true to its winegrowing spirit.
A champagne heritage since 1735
The first records of our family in the Champagne region date back to 1735 when Jean Mandois, a craftsman of the vine and a master of the art of cooperage, wove the first strands of our centuries-old story.
In the century that followed, the Champagne House began a new chapter in its story with Victor Mandois, then the owner of a thriving vineyard holding in Épernay. A talented winemaker, Victor was already producing his own wines from his 30 hectares of vineyards, which he sold to the region’s négociants.
Over the centuries, tradition and innovation continued to define the winegrowing identity of Champagne Mandois.
The birth of a vision
In 1905, our Champagne House moved to Pierry, a Premier Cru village. Here, in this peaceful spot southwest of Épernay, Victor-Auguste Mandois brought his innovative vision of champagne-making to life by installing both a press and cellar on his premises. An unconventional and pioneering choice at the time, it allowed him to preserve the full potential of his grapes through to the finished wine.
Our ancient wine cellars run under the nave of the village church, where Father Oudart was laid to rest in 1742. The name of this humble steward of the Pierry vineyards is forever linked with that of the legendary Dom Pérignon, procurator (cellarer) at the Abbey of Hautvillers, in one of the greatest stories in winemaking history: the creation of champagne’s iconic bubbles.
Claude Mandois strives to carry on the work of his forebears, guided by his credo that “vine and land are one.”
The ninth generation steps up
Today, Claude Mandois carries the torch of our pioneering spirit, inspired by his grandfather Henri (Victor-Auguste’s son), who bravely steered the Champagne House through the turbulent 1930s.
Claude learned the intricacies of winegrowing and winemaking working alongside his father, Michel, who passed away prematurely in 1987. Passionate about winegrowing, Michel expanded the family’s holdings and oversaw the planting of the vineyards with his own Massal selections between 1950 and 1975. Claude continues cultivating this precious heritage with passion and determination, vintage after vintage.