Paul Déthune Princesse des Thunes

Paul Déthune Princesse des Thunes is a non-vintage Champagne from one of Ambonnay’s long-established family growers, bringing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir together within a domaine otherwise strongly identified with Pinot Noir. Paul Déthune traces its winegrowing roots in Ambonnay back several centuries and is now led by Pierre and Sophie Déthune. The estate presents its Champagnes as 100% Grand Cru, with Ambonnay providing the defining village identity across the range. Princesse des Thunes sits alongside a portfolio that moves from multi-vintage house wines towards increasingly precise expressions of grape and site. Brut Grand Cru is the broadest introduction, while Extra-Brut and Brut Nature provide useful dosage comparisons. Blanc de Noirs moves directly into pure Pinot Noir, and the named parcel wines — including Les Crayères, Le Haut des Bermonts and Le Bout du Clos — narrow the focus further through exact site and vintage. The house also makes extensive use of reserve wine, with wood playing a meaningful role in that programme. That gives the broader non-vintage range a sense of continuity through time rather than making every cuvée dependent on one harvest. Choose Paul Déthune Princesse des Thunes if you want a Grand Cru Ambonnay Champagne that combines Chardonnay and Pinot Noir without moving into the estate’s parcel-specific or vintage bottlings. It offers a different perspective on a producer best known for Pinot Noir while remaining firmly rooted in the same family vineyard and village identity.