A passion for wine
for four generations.
It all began in the early 20th century when René Schloesser, a young farmer from Luxembourg, left his homeland for a better life in Champagne. There he met Lucie Coutelas, a young farmer and vine grower from Romery. They got married in 1927. Whilst the Wall Street Crash crippled France and Champagne merchants stopped buying grapes, René and Lucie decided to sell their own champagne in 1929! That’s how our brand began…
Just 1000 bottles were produced at the start. Every morning, René would cycle over to Damery station with them stacked on his bike rack. The train would take the bottles to Paris where family based in the capital would take care of selling the champagne.
After the Liberation in 1945, champagne sales flourished and production at Schloesser gradually increased; it soon soared to 5000 bottles sold primarily in Paris and Lyon.
Suzanne and Jean
1950
René and Lucie’s daughter Suzanne married Jean Tribaut, a vineyard and winery worker, in 1950. They merged their family vineyards to form the brand as it is today: CHAMPAGNE TRIBAUT-SCHLOESSER. Jean and Suzanne spent their careers constantly expanding the business by buying new vineyards to produce more and improve their resources.
Jean-Marie
Their son Jean-Marie joined the business in 1967 to manage the vineyard and winery so Jean could focus on sales development.
They built the current winery in 1980 and began buying vats and demi-muids (barrels) to hone their signature TRIBAUT style.
They began shipping bottles for export in 1986 to Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Switzerland and America.
Jean-Marie and his brother added a new dimension to the business in the 90s. They began buying grapes from other wine growers in the village and in the best champagne vintages. They also upgraded their equipment with two new automatic presses in 2005.
The fourth generation
Now it’s the fourth generation’s turn to keep the family legacy alive.
Jean-Marie’s sons, Sébastien and Valentin, took over the family business and work together. They use their understanding of CHAMPAGNE TRIBAUT-SCHLOSSER to bring you the smooth and sophisticated champagnes that have made your milestone moments magical for so many years.
