Champagne Lanson

Champagne Lanson is a Champagne producer that is based in Reims in the Champagne region. Since 2006, it has been owned by the Lanson-BCC group that is headed by Bruno Paillard (who also owns the Bruno Paillard champagne house).

Logo of Champagne Lanson
Lanson headquarters in Reims

History

Lanson was founded in 1760 by a magistrate, François Delamotte. He was succeeded by his son Nicholas-Louis in 1798 and formed a partnership with Jean-Baptiste Lanson, who gave the company the name of Lanson et Cie in 1837. The company focused, as it still does today, on exporting champagne to foreign markets.

By the late 19th century, Lanson was supplying champagne by royal appointment to the courts of the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. Lanson remains a purveyor of champagne to the British royal family and displays the coat of arms of Elizabeth II on its bottles.

The champagne house remained family owned until 1980, when it was sold by Etitenne and Pierre Lanson to the Gardinier Group. It changed hands several times until 1994, when it was purchased by Marne et Champagne (which renamed itself Lanson International).

In 1996, Lanson International was purchased by the Boizel-Chanoine Group (BCC). Lanson and Besserat de Bellefon became part of this group, which also includes Phillipponnat, de Venoge, Chanoine, Boizel and Alexandre Bonnet. The Boizel-Chanoine Group also make "private label" champagne for several UK supermarkets and independent retailers. In 2006, the Lanson-BCC group was created.[1]

In 2008, a major repackaging exercise took place. The new packaging is reminiscent of the Lanson House Style of the 1980s.

Range of wines
A bottle of Lanson Black Label

Non Vintage

  • Black Label: Brut, 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier
  • Rose Label: Rosé, 53% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier
  • Ivory Label: Demi-Sec, 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier
  • White Label: Sec, 38% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Noir and 25% Pinot Meunier, made without malolactic fermentation
  • Green Label Organic
  • Père et Fils (exclusive to the on-trade)

Vintage

  • Gold Label: Brut, 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay

Multi-Millésime

  • Extra Age Brut
  • Extra Age Rosé
  • Extra Age Blanc de Blancs

Prestige

  • Noble Cuvée Brut Vintage
  • Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blanc Brut Vintage
  • Noble Cuvée Brut Rosé
  • Clos Lanson: Brut, 100% Chardonnay, single vineyard

See also

References
  1. Lanson-BCC: History Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-08-06
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