Champagne  >  Sourdet-Diot

Sourdet-Diot

        15/20
02330 LA CHAPELLE MONTHODON

Open  Mon-Fri 9:30am to 12pm and 1:30-5:30pm, on weekends by appointment

Cards MC,V
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Sourdet-Diot cellar door
The Verdict

To "Cellarbrate": Friendly family owned and run cellar door with some nice wines to try.  Dom hidden gem awarded.

To "Wine about": Nothing

How many bottles did we buy: 5

Suitable for: Couples, groups

Visited September 2013 (Weekday)
Getting There
Country
State/Province
Region
Accessibility
France
Champagne
Champagne
This cellar door is located in the countryside.  It does have a very prominent sign on the corner of the road which is where google maps says the cellar door is, however it is actually about 500 metres down the road from the sign
Upon Arrival
Parking
Setting

Commercial/Boutique
Ambiance

Airconditioning/Fireplace
There are approximately 10 spaces out the front of the cellar door
1990's architectural building housing the winery, cellar door and offices, surrounded by manicured gardens
Boutique
Reception area is very bright and modern and so is the cellar door and tasting area
Yes/No
Tasting Experience
Number of wines on tasting
Particular wines or varietals known for
Wait time

Knowledge of wines
Staff attitude


Winery Tour Offered
Tasting seating available at counter
Tasting sheet/order form provided for notes
5+
Champagne
Small wait while the cellar door assistant finished up with the previous small group of visitors
Excellent
The lady that looked after us was friendly and her English was very good.  She was also happy to show us around the winery and cellar after we had finished our tasting
Yes (informal post tasting tour was offered to us)
Yes
No
Food Offering
Yes/No
Restaurant/Café/Tasting platter
No
N/A
Hip Pocket
Price range of wines
Tasting Fee
Refundable on purchase?
Tour Fee
Delivery cost per dozen
Club Membership with Discounts etc
€12-€50
Free
N/A
Free
N/A
No
Other features, facilities and offerings
Gift Shop
Toys/play area for kids
Dog friendly
By the way...
Basic
No
No
This winery is a real family operation with a couple of generations involved in the business.  Another interesting fact was that this winery used to supply Veuve Clicquot
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