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Champagne Leclerc Briant Les Crayeres Brut NV		France
A delicate and rare single-vineyard Champagne from the Cote d'Epernay.

Release Notes:

Price : $48.00  Qty:  Item No. : 19818  Our Rating : 93+  Country : France  Region : Champagne  Grape : Pinot  Noir Chardonnay Pinot  Meunier  Alcohol : 12%

A real oddity: a single-vineyard Champagne. All of the grapes come from the chalky 2.5 acre Les Crayères vineyard. A blend of Pinot Noir (38%), Pinot Meunier (37%), and Chardonnay (25%) grapes selected for their extraordinary quality. Despite the blend, it is soft and fruity like a Blanc de Blancs. Leclerc Briant is now growing all of its Champagnes Biodynamically (no fertilizers, and deep ploughing of the soils).

Tasting Notes:

A pale yellow Champagne with a fine foam. A fine mineral, vanilla, raspberry and lime nose. On the palate, you find flavors of quince and chalk. A very delicate Champagne that is ideal as an aperitif.

Winery:

A small Champagne house whose focus is on quality and tradition. Records show the Leclerc family tending vines as far back as 1664. The house sold its first bottle in 1872.... Read more

Region:

It is said that champagne is a wine that has no rules. It can be drunk at any time of the day or night; some even drink it out of actresses... Read more