Founded in 1893 by Jules Anatol Collery and his wife, the Collery brand has navigated challenges and triumphs across generations. Through world wars and market shifts, this family-owned champagne house left its mark in Paris’s finest restaurants and brasseries. The brand took a new turn in 2014 when Nicolas Gueusquin, inspired by its storied past, acquired Collery and set out to revive its legacy. After six years of meticulous redevelopment, Champagne Collery was reborn, focusing on exceptional Grand Cru grapes sourced from only 17 classified villages in Champagne.
Collery’s state-of-the-art winery combines tradition and innovation, using stainless steel vats and wooden barrels to enhance the wine’s natural flavors without imparting woodiness. After long aging on the lees, Collery unveiled its refined cuvées in 2020, and despite initial setbacks due to COVID, the rebirth of Champagne Collery is now reaching new audiences. Today, its Grand Cru champagnes stand as a testament to the enduring spirit and craftsmanship of this celebrated house.
Very recently, SAS COLLERY has joined Japan Awards 2022 and won THREE Gold Medal Awards in this prestigious competition:
NV Brut Grand Cru
Awarded Gold by Business News Japan
Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Awarded Gold by Business News Japan
EmpyreumatiC 2014 Grand Cru
Awarded Gold by Business News Japan
Interview of Japan Awards to Mr. Romain LEVECQUE
Director
Do you already export to JAPAN ? If yes, where ? If no, what type of importers & distributors are you looking for in JAPAN ?
Answer : Yes we export to Japan, to Ark Cellar. Ark Cellar is a young company with a focus on quality wines targeted to selected HORECA and Wineshop’s. Collery living a big renewal, it felt natural and energizing to team up with partner living the same momentum as we do.
What is the most unique and qualitative part of your products, different from competitors ?
Answer : We are one of the only (maybe the only?) champagne house offering a full range of cuvées only made with Grand Cru grape. They are only 17 villages in Champagnes that are Grand Cru out of the 330 villages that can make grape for Champagne. It is a rarity, a strong promise of quality and our goal, our only choice I would say, is to craft cuvées meeting the expectations of people choosing Grand Cru cuvées. I mean, since we only do Grand Cru, revendicate it and put it on the label, people have strong expectations when drinking our champagnes so we MUST make meet those expectations. To reach those objectives, we’ve totally re-equipped our winery a couple of years ago, both with stainless steel thermoregulated vats, wooden casks (from 12 to 40 HL) and keep on expanding our barrels stock from many origins (Sauternes, Burgundy, US oak, etc.). Last but not least, we play a lot with dosage techniques: we love using different type of barrels to bring that little finish that changes everything to our cuvées.
When did you start to export your brand worldwide, and what is your development plan for the next years ?
Answer : Collery has been exporting since the 1930’s, mostly in Europe and the US. It turned pretty low between the early 2000’s to mid-2010’s. Yet we’ve rebirth to come back stronger to our historical markets. Since we’re offering connoisseur’s cuvées, we are targeting mature markets for champagne. Which means market where champagne consumers are savvy, looking for more confidential brands, highly qualitative, with a good understanding of what Grand Cru means. Indeed Japan is part of this champagne’s savvy world with a very good knowledge of this product and very enthusiasts consumers.
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