In the Coteaux Vitryats, Champagne Bernard Lonclas offers tours and tastings. The winery combines traditional winemaking expertise with modern technology, including pressing equipment and temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
Wine
On March 31, 1974, Bernard Lonclas acquired “La Touaille” for the first time, a 55-are Chardonnay plot on the southeastern slopes of Bassuet.
Champagne Dantan is located in Bassuet in the Vitryat wine-growing region. Throughout the year, by appointment, the winery offers a vineyard visit, a tour of the pressing facility, and a guided tasting.
Champagne Oudart Ortillon is a winery in Bassuet’s Coteaux Vitryats that has been run for three generations. In Bassuet, all stages from the grape harvest to the production of the cuvées take place on site. At its winery in Bassuet, Champagne Oudart Ortillon offers convivial tours and tastings.
History
Near Bassuet lies Ponthion, a former palace and, in the Middle Ages, a residence of Merovingian and Carolingian kings. Also nearby are the Château de Bignicourt-sur-Saulx, a château, and the Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Vitry-en-Perthois, a historic site.
In the wider region around Bassuet lies the Abbaye Notre-Dame Cheminon, Marne, a historic site.
Landscape
Near Bassuet are Mont de Fourche, a hill, and Mont Moret, also a hill. In the wider region around Bassuet are Porte Sainte-Croix, a natural arch, and Le Grand Jard, a garden.
Hiking
The “Circuit à Bassuet” circular route is an easy 14 km hiking trail. It passes through a wooded section, climbs in switchbacks after a chalk quarry, and reaches a ridge. The circular route also offers a far-reaching panorama towards the northeast.
Anyone considering Bassuet as a travel destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.
