Leclerc-Briant La Croisette Blanc de Blancs 2015 (750ML)

95 DE

Disgorged in May 2019, this offers a superb nose of pear, white peach, flowers, citrus zest along with a sea breeze freshness. The vibrant palate is complex with fleshy roundness, but the overall impression is of crystalline elegance. A sensational Champagne. Drinking Window 2020 – 2040. – Yohann Castaing

La Croisette is the home vineyard of Leclerc Briant, a 0.6 -hectare plot adjacent to the winery in Épernay, planted in 1966 to Chardonnay. Remarkably, this vineyard has never been treated with herbicides or pesticides. The remaining 9.6 hectares of vineyard are spread between the Premier Cru villages of Cumières, Hautvillers, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Bisseuil in the Vallée de la Marne, Villers-Allerand and Rilly la Montagne in Montagne de Reims and in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs. A small amount of Pinot Noir is sourced from the Aube. Leclerc Briant also holds long term contracts with another 8 hectares of biodynamically farmed vineyards.
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