Champaign – limy soil.

Champaign – limy soil.
The best Champaign grounds contain mostly lime.
It has an excellent drainage, so all of the extra water is drained off quickly, and in drier times there is a good water reservoir.
Lime is a soft soil, allowing the roots of the grapevine to penetrate deep into it.
Champaign is a measured region, outside of which no wines are allowed to be called Champaign.
A proper area of land (a Grand Cru) momentarily easily costs 1 million euro’s per hectare.
That makes it the most expensive agricultural land in the world.

The quality of the grapes and with that the price for the wine-grower is measured largely by the amount of lime in the soil. The best parts are called “Grand Cru’s”.
The best Champaign are made from grapes coming from Grand Cru and Premier Cru soil.