DIGITAL

ÄLTE CHAMPAGNE

A YOUNG HOUSE IN THE MARNE VALLEY, WORKING SLIGHTLY AGAINST THE CURRENT – QUESTIONING HOW CHAMPAGNE IS MADE, AND WHY

Älte Champagne is founded by Alice and Alexandre Mantel in the western Marne Valley. Their work begins with terroir – not the obvious, but the overlooked. Sandy, clay-heavy, limestone-rich soils, shifting with depth and exposure.

Their approach is deliberately off-centre. Rooted in ancestral knowledge, but not bound by it. Concepts like growth and progress are treated with a certain scepticism – making space for slower processes, autonomy, and a different kind of precision.

The website was designed and built as a translation of an existing brand identity made by Agence Cidéo in Äy. Not a reinvention, but a structuring. Establishing rhythm, hierarchy, and a clear way of navigating an otherwise layered and expressive universe.

A restrained framework holds the site together, allowing more idiosyncratic elements to surface without losing coherence.

CREDITS

Designed and crafted by Formgiverne

Brand identity by Agence Cidéo

Photography by Nicolas Demoulin

Technical development by Formgiverne and Sammy Grønvold Sbeinati

CLIENT QUOTE

"We were in the process of building our brand to launch the marketing of our champagnes, and Formgiverne was able to meet our needs and requirements for the creation of our website. We are very happy with the result of this collaboration; the result is perfect."

– Alice and Alexandre Mantel,
Älte Champagne