LA BULLE LIBRE, ROMAIN & THOMAS HENIN, MEUNIER TU DORS 2022

We first visited Romain Henin in 2021, right at the start of his journey, when he had just 1.2 hectares. After obtaining his Bts VO in Avize (champagne), he started working with his family on the estate that his father had been farming and running. Romain was inspired to take a different approach though, wanting to work without chemicals and leased 1.20ha of AOC champagne vines on lease from various owners in his area. 

In 2017 he launched the official conversion of the domain. In August 2018 Romain carried out harvest with his childhood friend Jason Ligas and also Patrick & Justine Bouju for their project 'Sous Le Vegetal'. This experience inspired him to start vinifying the grapes in a natural way without inpurs and without sulfites. In 2021 he released his first champagne, Gamin Du Terroir and took on the 7ha family estate, vines in Aÿ and Mareuil le which is now certified organic and demeter. 

In the vines he uses phytotherapy (we make our own fermented extracts and herbal teas and our pickings) and agroforestry (more than 100 trees per hectare planted the first year in all plots.) The grapes are harvested manually and pressed at the estate, intoned directly by gravity and the wine works alone. Fermentation with native yeasts, aging for one year on lees in barrels, no sulphiting. No input, no intervention, no sulfites during vinification for the whole of the winery. He works in collaboration with his brother who started a cider project also at the estate producing delicious sparkling ciders with no additions. 

The wines are delicious, showing another side of a region still dominated by brands and big money. These are truly remarkable wines of length and beautiful balance, only released when fully ready. Wines that live up to a special occasion. We are thrilled to finally bring them to the UK. 

Meunier Tu Dors 2022

From the vines farmed by the whole team that he took over from his father in 2021 but worked in the same philosophy as his whole estate, organic, zero additions. 

100% Pinot Meunier. 

Vintage 2022, disgorged October 2025, zero dosage.