Champagne Telmont Sets a New Sustainability Milestone With Record-Light Magnum Bottle

After the "revolution" of the lightweight standard Champagne bottle, Telmont embraces the lightweight standard magnum.

A pioneering innovation to further reduce the carbon footprint of the Maison and now available to the entire appellation.

Reducing the weight of a bottle means reducing its carbon footprint. A lighter bottle consumes fewer resources during production, requires less fuel for transport, and generates significant energy savings. Telmont understood this early on and initiated a true "lightweighting revolution."

In 2025, after three years of tests, the Maison introduced the first lightweight standard Champagne bottles. Today, more than 635,000 lighter standards bottles have been produced for Telmont.

Telmont wanted to go even further, adopting the very first lightweight standard Champagne magnum. The result of many months of research and development, this magnum successfully passed all performance tests, including pressure-resistance and transport trials. With its weight reduced from 1,730 grams to 1,600 grams, this groundbreaking standard magnum – a first in Champagne – cuts its environmental impact by nearly 7.5% right from the manufacturing stage. The lightweight standard magnum not only maintains the same pressure-resistance properties as the current standard magnum but also preserves its shape. The Maison will now extend the use of this light standard magnum across all its cuvées.

Telmont emphasizes that there is no exclusivity attached to the 1,600-gram light standard magnum, like the 800-gram bottle and the 460-gram half-bottle before it. These innovations are available to all Champagne Houses wishing to reduce their environmental footprint without modifying their champagne production process or existing manufacturing equipment.

"The launch of the lightweight standard magnum proves that it is possible to push environmental commitment further, without compromising on quality or safety. At Telmont, we refuse half measures. With this magnum, we demonstrate that every format can reduce its carbon footprint. With consistency and transparency, we sign, we countersign, and we keep pushing innovation further, format after format, cuvée after cuvée, In the Name of Mother Nature!" – Ludovic du Plessis, President of Maison Telmont

About Maison Telmont

Champagne Telmont was founded in 1912 in Damery, France, near Épernay, in the wake of the Champagne riots, by Henri Lhôpital. For over a century, the House has been a pioneer in the Champagne industry. Equally committed to innovation and the preservation of Champagne's traditions of excellence, Telmont is now at the forefront of a new revolution in our relationship with our planet. It implements a unique vision: to produce exceptional Champagne without any compromise on sustainability. This vision, materialized since 2021 with the project "In the Name of Mother Nature", includes converting 100% of the estate's and partner winegrowers' vineyards to organic and regenerative agriculture by 2031 (today, 70% of all vines are already certified organic), preserving biodiversity, and drastically reducing carbon emissions to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Past initiatives already implemented include the elimination of gift boxes and unnecessary packaging, the co-development with our historic glassmaking partner of the world's lightest Champagne bottle (800g), the discontinuation of transparent glass (including 0% of recycled glass) and bespoke bottles (900g +), the use of transition glass produced between two hues, the complete stop of air freight, and the use of renewable energy.

Standing with Telmont are investors who share the same environmental vision and convictions, including Rémy Cointreau, majority shareholder of Telmont, which fully endorses the House's commitment to sustainability and innovation; Leonardo DiCaprio, investor and committed environmentalist; and Ludovic du Plessis, President of Maison Telmont.

The wines of the House are distinguished by an airy and structured style, balancing tension and freshness, with subtle, balanced acidity that ensures an impressive long finish. Each has a unique presence marked by a paradox: structured body and remarkable lightness.

In 2024, Maison Telmont unveiled its manifesto-cuvée, "Réserve de la Terre", crafted from 100% organic grapes, without herbicides, synthetic pesticides, synthetic fungicides, and synthetic fertilizers. Radiant, luminous, and full of life, this cuvée represents the future of Maison Telmont.

EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH.

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.