Champagne Pascal Doquet
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Certified organic grower Champagne from the Côte des Blancs, with Diapason and Coeur de Terroir cuvées from Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Champagne Pascal Doquet is an independent grower in the Côte des Blancs. Charles Curtis MW, writing in Decanter in July 2023, called Pascal Doquet "among the most respected mid-size independent growers in the Côte des Blancs." Doquet stopped herbicide use in 2001, and his eponymous house was certified organic in 2010. The range includes Diapason, a non-vintage blanc de blancs from Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and Coeur de Terroir wines from Le Mesnil sur Oger and Vertus.
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Pascal Doquet stopped herbicide use in 2001, and his eponymous house was certified organic in 2010. He is the former president of L'Association des Champagnes Biologiques (ACB), the Organic Champagne Association. Decanter featured Doquet among Champagne's "green heroes" in a July 2023 article by Charles Curtis MW.
- Herbicide use stopped in 2001
- Certified organic in 2010
- Former president of L'Association des Champagnes Biologiques (ACB)
- Independent grower in the Côte des Blancs
- Pascal Doquet stopped herbicide use in 2001
- The eponymous house was certified organic in 2010
- Pascal Doquet is the former president of L'Association des Champagnes Biologiques (ACB)
- Diapason is a non-vintage blanc de blancs that comes exclusively from Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
- Wine Spectator's December 15, 2020 issue rated Extra Brut Champagne Diapason NV and Extra Brut Champagne Vertus Coeur de Terroir 2006 at 93 points each
The Range
Diapason is a non-vintage blanc de blancs that comes exclusively from the grand cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The Coeur de Terroir wines carry village names, among them Le Mesnil sur Oger Coeur de Terroir 2006 and Vertus Coeur de Terroir 2006. The Coeur de Terroir Grand Cru Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger 2009 is a mono-cru wine. Other bottlings include Arpège Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Premier Cru NV, Anthocyanes Rosé Extra Brut Premier Cru NV and Vertus Brut Premier Cru 2004.
- Diapason: non-vintage blanc de blancs from Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
- Coeur de Terroir: Le Mesnil sur Oger and Vertus bottlings
- Arpège: Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Premier Cru NV
- Anthocyanes: Rosé Extra Brut Premier Cru NV
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In Wine Spectator's December 15, 2020 issue, wines tasted by Alison Napjus scored Extra Brut Champagne Diapason NV 93, Extra Brut Champagne Vertus Coeur de Terroir 2006 93, Brut Champagne Le Mesnil sur Oger Coeur de Terroir 2006 92, and Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Arpège NV 90. Charles Curtis MW in Decanter called the 2009 Coeur de Terroir from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger "a marvel of complexity and balance" and Diapason "A superb non-vintage blanc de blancs." JancisRobinson.com lists its top three Doquet wines as Vertus Brut Premier Cru 2004, Le Mesnil sur Oger Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru 2002, and Le Mesnil Sur Oger Coeur de Terroir Grand Cru 2006.
- Wine Spectator (Dec 15, 2020): Diapason NV 93, Vertus Coeur de Terroir 2006 93
- Wine Spectator (Dec 15, 2020): Le Mesnil sur Oger Coeur de Terroir 2006 92, Arpège NV 90
- Decanter (Charles Curtis MW, 2023): Coeur de Terroir Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 2009 and Diapason NV among his favourite sustainably-minded Champagnes
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Primary source: the producer's own site, https://www.champagne-doquet.com/ (listed as officialSource), was unreachable on 2026-09-23, so no primary page was used. Secondary sources: Decanter, Charles Curtis MW, July 24, 2023 (https://www.decanter.com/premium/sustainability-in-champagne-the-green-heroes-505433/); JancisRobinson.com producer page (https://www.jancisrobinson.com/producers/pascal-doquet); Wine Spectator, Alphabetical Guide to Champagne, Dec 15, 2020 issue (https://www.winespectator.com/articles/alphabetical-guide-to-champagne-121520). Last verified 2026-10-12
- Independent grower in the Côte des Blancs; stopped herbicide use in 2001; certified organic in 2010
- Pascal Doquet is the former president of L'Association des Champagnes Biologiques (ACB)
- Diapason: non-vintage blanc de blancs exclusively from Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
- Coeur de Terroir bottlings come from Le Mesnil sur Oger and Vertus
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