In 2010, Quentin Vincey, 8th generation vigneron, took up the family mantle and, with the help of his partner Marine Zabarino, quickly set out to galvanize a new vision for the small Domaine. Based in the Grand Cru village of Oger in the legendary Côte des Blancs, the Chardonnay specialists began with organic conversion of the family’s 7ha of Grand Cru vines (in Oger, Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger and Chouilly), of which 5ha will soon be biodynamically certified. Previously producing champagne only through the local cooperative, the young winemakers purchased a small timber press and kept a few vines for themselves in 2014, creating their first grower-producer champagne under their new récoltant manipulant (RM) label. Only a modest production, 4000 bottles of this vintage cuvée were released in 2019, sparking a great deal of intrigue among champagne circles and bringing a renewed focus on Domaine Vincey.

Today, Quentin and Marine aim to produce 10,000 bottles of vintage cuvées each year while still selling some of their fruit to small organic Houses. Fruit is harvested at riper levels than their peers, and parcels are vinified separately and spontaneously in small, old oak barrels, undergoing a long maturation period of 12 months before bottling. The result is impeccably honed and concentrated champagnes that yield richer mouthfeel, greater complexity and remarkable integration of flavour, owing to extended micro-oxygenation and conscientious winemaking. New and exciting cuvées continue to be released from Domaine Vincey each year, marking these young luminaries as the ones to watch as they climb their remarkable ascent. Without a doubt, this is a wine journey that will go down in history.