Champagne Ulysse Collin was started in 2003, when Olivier Collin decided to produce Champagne from his family’s 11-acre vineyard in Congy, south of Epernay. The family had long rented out the property to other growers, but Collin bought farm equipment and wine barrels and set to work. In 2004 he used the grapes from his 4-acre Les Perrières plot to make Blanc de Blancs. Starting in 2006 he also made a Blanc de Noirs from a plot called Les Maillons. He has since acquired additional vineyards, bringing his total to 21 acres. Collin ages his Champagnes in French oak barrels and adds little or no dosage. Most of his wines are single vineyard cuvées. Vinous has noted that Olivier Collin “is one of Champagne’s most promising young producers.”