In days gone by Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc grapes were planted together in Celles-sur-Ource without really being differentiated. Consequently, Chardonnay grapes were sometimes mistakenly called Pinot Blancs So, when a comprehensive study of grapes in the Aube region was published in the year 1900, the term « blancs vrais » was used unofficially to distinguish Pinot Blancs from Chardonnay. The name of this cuvée was chosen as a ‘tip of the hat’ in honour of this rare grape which might be said to be endemic to Celles sur Ource because, out of a total of 90 hectares of Pinot Blancs in the whole of Champagne, 60 of those hectares are in Celles sur Ource.
