| |
Cheurlin-Dangin
17 Grande Rue
P.O box 2
10110
Celles sur Ource
Tel : +33(0)3 25 38 50 26
Fax : +33(0)3 25 38 58 51
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
Celles sur Ource (Aube)
|
 |
|
On the slopes, the vine roots stand 30 cm underneath a stony ground - on which sun reflexion gives maximum of heat and light- in a deep sub-soil made up of limestones ensuring water drainage while keeping enough humidity.
These conditions give the wine of Champagne its flavour resulting in a unique bouquet which one cannot find anywhere else in the world. It is not surprising that CELLES sur OURCE has become an important centre of Champagne processing.
The wine in this region was already well known in the 13th Century. The current enterprises are the result of years of tenacity from the peasants of the Morres Abbey. As an example, after 1900, the phylloxera distroied all the vines and vinegrowers of Celles-sur-Ource replanted them all.
|
|
They rebuilt step by step a vineyard that was enough for them to live on. Before that time, they were growing the vines and selling the grapes to merchants. At the begnning of the 20th century, they started procession champagne themselves.
The first succesful attempt occured in 1919 and the champagne has won awards in the TROYES fair in 1924. Then, plagued by a couple of icy years: 1926, 1927, and 1928 harvests were unsuccessful.
From 1929, some growers became quite successful. But it’s mostly after World War II that the process improved tremendously. During the following 20 years, plantations grew, and the fight against diseases and natural castastrophies became more efficient. Nowadays, there are hundreds of growers taking care of 250 hectars of vineyards with Champagne “appelation” (term of controlled origin).
About 30 of them produce more than a million botlles a year, sold in France as well as overseas. |
 |
|
|
|
 |
The construction of the Morres Abbey in 1152 has been very important for the history of our village. It was part of the Molesme Abbey until 1250, which was for half of it associated to the Comte de Champagne.
At that time, the monks of Morres were making peasants work on their fields.
The church named Saint Madeleine was built during the 16th century, appart from the lateral parts that were added during the 18th century.
On Christmas day in 1663, five houses of the town’s main inhabitants were destroyed by a fire.
The legal act of March 14th 1791, attributes the main part of the land owned at the time by the Abbey to the village of Celles. At the same time, the population grew.
1786: 785 inhabitants. 1790: 890 inhabitants. Successively, the village of Celles was part of the Bar-sur-Seine canton (January 29th –November 29th 1790) then part of Polisy until the year X, before becoming part the of the Mussy-sur-seine Canton.
According to the legal act of January 30th 1897, Celles was given the authorisation to be named Celles-sur-Ource. CELLES, or more precisely CELLE is the translation of the latin word CELLA (monastry). |
|
|
|
