Champagne Bonnevie Bocart Voiturette Electrique 1 © Marat Anaev

In the heart of the vineyard

aboard the Galipette

The Champagne region offers a wealth of opportunities to discover Champagne and its vineyards in an original way! We take you to Billy-Le-Grand, 20 minutes far from Châlons-en-Champagne, for a ride in Galipette, the electrically-powered vehicle belonging to the Bonnevie-Bocart Champagne estate.

You’ll love it for…

An introduction to

the production site

Champagne Bonnevie Bocart Visite Guidee 2 © Marat Anaev

It was in the little village of Billy Le Grand, located on the south-eastern flank of the Montagne de Reims and classified as Premier Cru, that Charlène from Bonnevie-Bocart greeted us.

We had a quick chat with Béatrice and Eric, the owners, and then joined Charlène to explore the production site.

During the tour, Charlène explained the different stages of champagne production and took us through the press, the vat room and the cellars.

This was not our first visit but each time we come, we always learn something new.

Jump aboard, everyone!

To our delight, the tour took us through the vineyards. The plots of land owned by Bonnevie-Bocart are located in three different regions of the vineyard, but most of them are in the immediate vicinity.

And to discover them, we climbed aboard “Galipette”, the estate’s electrically-powered vehicle. Galipette is an original and clean means of getting around, and entirely aligned with the High Environmental Value Label obtained by the House in 2015. After a few twists and turns through the vineyards with Charlène at the wheel, a short break was in order!

Champagne Bonnevie Bocart Voiturette Electrique 9 © Marat Anaev

Champagne Bonnevie Bocart Voiturette Electrique Degustation 1 © Marat Anaev

A pause for a tasting!

In the midst of a magical landscape, the Galipette stopped off for us to enjoy a break and sample some champagne amid the vines.

We had the pleasure of tasting the Cuvée Tradition. Charlène took the opportunity to explain the work carried out in the vineyard throughout the year. You can’t imagine just how much maintenance is required.