No 1 Family Estate - Marlborough

Pioneers of Méthode Traditionelle in New Zealand for over 40 years, Adele and Daniel Le Brun launched No.1 Family Estate, their family-owned winery, in July 1997. Steeped in history and tradition, Daniel Le Brun hails from 12 generations of Champagne vignerons. The First record of a Le Brun planting vines in Champagne is 1684. The date 1791 is carved into the historic family press, the year the Le Brun’s first started producing wine in Champagne. Today, No.1 Family Estate is committed exclusively to producing premium Méthode Traditionelle. His team craft their wines here in Marlborough, in the traditional method of his homeland. The No.1 winery and vineyard is set in Marlborough’s beautiful Wairau Valley. The combination of soils and climate, that is consistent every year, reminds Daniel of Champagne in its best vintage years.