Notes from Wine Traditions:

"Dekeyne & Fils produce Champagnes from their five hectare estate in Bethon, a village in the southern end of the Côte de Sezanne. The Dekeyne family settled on their farm in Bethon in 1919, in an area known as “La Voglonière.” In 1962, The Dekeynes were the first in the village to replant vineyards after phyloxerra, a date that reminds us of how recent most vineyards are in this part of Champagne. The Dekeyne estate is now run by the brothers, Gael and Baptiste, who have taken up the work of their parents. They are creating a farm with a self-sufficient ecosystem and have received certification for both organic (AB) and bio-dynamic (Demeter) production. They produce their own tisanes, mostly from plants grown on their property and use fertilizer made only from plant material. They have decided to produce champagnes from a single vintage and from a specific plot/s.

Vogloniers is the name given to people who lived in the small hamlet of “La Voglonière” when the Dekeynes first arrived in 1919. It is a blend of their three main parcels and includes 50% old-vine Chardonnay, 40% young-vine Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot Noir."