Rémy Cointreau: Leading Sustainable Champagne House Telmont Adds New Investor
23 Février 2022 - 7:30AM
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Leonardo DiCaprio acquires equity stake in
Champagne Telmont
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Rémy Cointreau (Paris:RCO):
Champagne Telmont today announced that actor and
environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, has come on board as an
investor in the company. Au Nom de la Terre, "In the Name of Mother
Nature," is at the heart of Champagne Telmont. As a company,
Champagne Telmont is committed to creating the most sustainable,
organic champagne, and is heavily focused on preserving their land
and its biodiversity.
Champagne Telmont has adopted a pioneering, multi-pronged
approach to achieve these ambitious goals. It aims to convert its
entire vineyard to 100% organic agriculture by 2025 and assist its
partner growers with the full conversion of their vines by 2031.
This initiative constitutes a major breakthrough for Champagne,
where today less than 4% of the vineyard is certified organic. This
transformation entails renouncing the use of all herbicides,
pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
The House is also strongly committed to protecting biodiversity
in its estate and is acting on all fronts to reduce its
environmental footprint. Since June 2021, Telmont has banned gift
boxes with the belief that the best packaging is no packaging. The
House also ceased buying clear bottles, made from 0% recycled
glass, to rely solely on classic green champagne bottles made from
85% recycled glass.
Telmont uses 100% renewable electricity and has totally
eliminated air freight for its supply and distribution and will
select transporters according to their CSR score. Finally, the
house has made transparency the corner stone of its environmental
program ‘In the Name of Mother Nature’ and to that end, each bottle
is individually numbered and showcases on the front label the
detailed composition and production methods of the wine inside.
“I am delighted to welcome Leonardo DiCaprio to our beautiful
House. He carries, with its own aura, a commitment, and values at
the service of sustainable and responsible development. These
values, which are also ours, are perfectly reflected in our
attachment to the terroir and in our ambitions. The House of
Telmont can rely on the know-how of its teams, the support of the
Rémy Cointreau Group and now the strong commitment of our new
partner”, said Eric Vallat, CEO of Rémy Cointreau
“Champagne Telmont, together with its partner wine-growers, has
set its sights on producing 100% organic champagne, ensuring a
completely sustainable production lifecycle in the coming years.
From protecting biodiversity on its land, to using 100% renewable
electricity, Champagne Telmont is determined to radically lower its
environmental footprint, making me proud to join as an investor”,
said Leonardo DiCaprio.
"Leonardo DiCaprio’s decision to become a shareholder sends
Telmont a strong message of support that will encourage us as we
carry out our ambitious plans. We share the same convictions and
the same commitment to protecting the environment. The House has
one foot in tradition and the other in modernity, but both firmly
rooted in the terroir! We aim to act in the name of Mother Nature
in everything we do”, said Ludovic du Plessis, Chairman &
Shareholder of Champagne Telmont.
About Rémy Cointreau
All around the world, there are clients seeking exceptional
experiences; clients for whom a wide range of terroirs means a
variety of flavors. Their exacting standards are proportional to
our expertise – the finely-honed skills that we pass down from
generation to generation. The time these clients devote to drinking
our products is a tribute to all those who have worked to develop
them. It is for these men and women that Rémy Cointreau, a
family-owned French Group, protects its terroirs, cultivates
exceptional multi-centenary spirits and undertakes to preserve
their eternal modernity. The Group’s portfolio includes 14 singular
brands, such as the Rémy Martin and Louis XIII cognacs, and
Cointreau liqueur. Rémy Cointreau has a single ambition: becoming
the world leader in exceptional spirits. To this end, it relies on
the commitment and creativity of its 1,850 employees and on its
distribution subsidiaries established in the Group’s strategic
markets. Rémy Cointreau is listed on Euronext Paris.
About Maison Telmont
Founded in 1912, the Telmont Champagne House is located in
Damery, near Épernay, France. Created in the wake of the champagne
riots by Henri Lhôpital, a brave local winegrower, the House
remains familial and visionary: Bertrand Lhôpital, Cellar Master
and Head of Viticulture of the Telmont House, today represents the
fourth generation. Unfailing commitment to the respect of its
terroir has led the House to embrace a highly demanding
environmental approach. In 2017, it earned its first AB
Certification (organic agriculture) for part of its vineyard – the
result of a labour of love and patience, proving once more the
House’s vow to preserving the environment. The Rémy Cointreau Group
identified with the values of the House and purchased a majority
share in October 2020. The House embodies a unique style: our
champagnes are ethereal yet structured, balanced between tension
and freshness - a perfect harmony. Champagne Telmont enables the
terroir to express itself through its wines, employing its know-how
to help reveal the various facets of nature.
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