Georges & Vincent Laval, Cumières

When Georges Laval first read Jacques Cousteau's report about pesticides reaching Arctic ice, it wasn't just a science report to him - it was a call to action. In 1971, while neighbours sprayed their vines, he began working his Cumières plots naturally, becoming Champagne's quiet revolutionary. 

Today, his son Vincent continues this rebellion with the same quiet determination, tending their 2.5 hectares like a monk tends his garden by hand, with infinite care, and without compromise. Laval wines, like the mineral-driven Cumières Brut Nature, the profound old-vine Les Chênes, or the unicorn Longues Violes, combine Burgundian complexity with Champagne’s signature energy. This isn't "natural wine" as a trend; it is pure devotion to the vines and their life cycle, from terroir to bottle.