Appellation
Hautvillers
Identity card
Premier cruAOPWhiteRoséSparkling
Champagne
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Regional
Key points
- A commune of the AOC Champagne, not an appellation of its own: same rules.
- One of the 42 "premier cru" communes in the current specification.
- Dom Pérignon was cellarer of Hautvillers abbey from 1668 to 1715.
Commune boundaries (not the cru's delimited area): IGN, ADMIN EXPRESS COG (2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
31 July 2025
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru": grapes from the 42 premier cru and 17 grand cru communes
- The commune's name may be added if all the grapes come from it
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Champagne »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO)
- Official sourceDécret n° 2010-1441 du 22 novembre 2010 relatif à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Champagne »— Légifrance (République française)
- Other sourceHautvillers, au cœur du Champagne— Dico du Vin
- Other sourceClassement des crus de Champagne— Wikipédia (édition française)
- Official sourceADMIN EXPRESS COG, édition du 1er janvier 2026 (limites administratives, IGN)— Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN)
A premier cru commune between the Vallée de la Marne and the Montagne de Reims. Dom Pierre Pérignon was cellarer of its Benedictine abbey from 1668 until his death in 1715; he is buried in the abbey church.
Classifications
Champagne's Échelle des Crus
| Tier | Estate | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Premiers crus | — | 1952 |
Mini-challenge
Hautvillers
3 questions on Hautvillers, all answered right, and the appellation is mastered in your Atlas.
Preparing the mini-challenge…