Domeniul Gaston Chiquet incepe in 1746 cand Nicholas Chiquet planteaza primele vite de vie, iar in 1919 fratii Fernand si Gaston Chiquet isi creeaza propria casa de sampanie - Freres Chiquet. Fratii Chiquet au fost pionieri in Champagne, ei fiind printre primii vinificatori care, cu indrazneala la acea data, si-au pastrat strugurii si si-au imbuteliat propria sampanie. In 1923 primesc medalii la concursurile din Paris si Epernay si in 1935 Gaston Chiquet se separa de fratele lui si pune bazele propriei case de sampanie.
In prezent domeniul Gaston Chiquet are in proprietate 23 de hectare, in inima regiunii Champagne, in satele Ay, Dizzy si Hautvillers. Toti cei trei struguri din Champagne - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir si Pinot Meunier- sunt cultivati pe domeniul familiei. Champagne Gaston Chiquet este clasificat - Champagne Sustainable Viticulture & High Environmental Value din Octombrie 2105.
Champagne Gaston Chiquet este membru al celebrului Club Tresors du Champagne, club in cadrul caruia fiecare membru creeaza o sampanie Special Club, sampanie care este produsa doar in cei mai buni ani, este selectionata de un juriu de oenologi si specialisti in vin, trebuie sa stea 3 ani pe drojdii. Sampaniile Special Club sunt considerate unele dintre cele mai bune sampanii produse de membrii clubului. Champagne Gaston Chiquet este, alaturi de Champagne Pierre Gimonnet si Champagne Paul Bara, unul dintre membrii fondatori ai Club Tresors du Champagne.
“In 1919, two brothers, Fernand and Gaston Chiquet—winemakers born and bred—came together to create their house Chiquet Brothers. They were ‘pioneers’ in Champagne, the very first winemakers to take the initiative, bold at the time, to keep their grapes, turn them into Champagne and sell their own wine. Nicolas Chiquet planted his first vines in 1746, and since then eight generations have tilled Dizy’s soil. Gaston Chiquet registered the company in 1935 and expanded the property with land in Aÿ, Cumières and Hautvillers. Gaston Chiquet is best known for making the only blanc de blancs from the Pinot village of Aÿ. Aÿ was the big name in the area long before wines became sparkling, and many were the kings and popes who counted Vin d’Aÿ as their favorite wine. The vineyards slope down steeply to the village by the Marne River, and the best locations are just over the town, sheltered from the wind and with maximum exposure to the sun.”
-Richard Juhlin, 4000 Champagnes