Mareuil-sur-Ay is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Marne

Marne

Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...

 department in north-eastern France

France

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Champagne

Its vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru (99%) in the Champagne vineyard classification

Classification of Champagne vineyards

The classification of Champagne vineyards developed in the mid 20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region. Unlike the classification of Bordeaux wine estates or Burgundy Grand cru vineyards, the classification of Champagne is...

. Together with Tauxières-Mutry

Tauxières-Mutry

Tauxières-Mutry is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-Champagne:Its vineyards are located in the Montagne de Reims subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru in the Champagne vineyard classification...

 it is the highest rated of the Premier Cru villages, and has therefore just missed out on Grand Cru (100%) status.

See also

• Billecart-Salmon
  Billecart-Salmon
  Billecart-Salmon is a medium-sized champagne house in Mareuil-sur-Ay, France. Founded in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon, it is one of the few to remain family owned....
  
  
• Communes of the Marne department