The Grandson of independent winemaker André BEAUFORT and two generations of vineyard managers for Moet & Chandon on his fathers side, Vincent has always been a winemaker.

For 9 generations Vincent’s family has owned and cultivated vines, he was the President and a member of the local cooperative in Hautvillers for 19yrs. Currently he farms just over 3ha between the villages of Ambonnay, Hautvillers, Cramant, Dizy, and Cumières. As the next chapter in the legacy of Marie-Noëlle Ledru, Vincent was chosen to farm .5ha of her vines. She has been graciously sharing mentorship and her cellar allowing him to independently make and age the wines starting with the 2020 Vintage. Through this close work with Marie-Noëlle he has adopted her methods of making Champagne and is incredibly proud to have this expertise to now pass along to his children.

Vincent & Marie-Noëlle agree on the simple things – naturally farming beautiful grapes to make good Champagne with no artifice and good people to enjoy the finished bottles with. We had the great fortune to enjoy these bottles at the cellar during
Printemps des Champagne 2025. We couldn’t be more thrilled to continue to share the story with this new label: Champagne Vincent Bernard.