Rosé Extra Brut

Champagne Leclerc Briant Rose Rosé

Champagne Leclerc Briant
Rosé Extra Brut

This rising star of biodynamic champagne has roots that go back generations. Lucien Leclerc founded the winery with four hectares of vineyards in Cumières in 1872. The business moved to Épernay in 1955 when Bertrand Leclerc married Jacqueline Briant, founding this négociant firm. Leclerc Briant was an early adopter of organic practices back in the 1960’s, and was one of the first to bottle single-vineyard Champagnes in the 1970’s. In the late 1980’s, Bertrand and Jacqueline’s son, Pascal, began integrating biodynamic principles and part of the production has been Demeter certified since 2003. Today, enologist Hervé Jestin, known for his biodynamics / bioenergetics oversees the wines of the house and its near 30ha of vines, plus another 20ha of organically farmed contract fruit. The Rosé Brut is labeled NV, but this bottle is from a single harvest (2019), and a blend of 93% chardonnay (from Chouilly and Montgueux), 7% pinot noir (from Les Riceys), native fermented in stainless, with a small amount of the pinot noir fermenting in wood. The cepage rests for two years on lees before being disgorged with 3.5g/L (this lot was disgorged from April 2022). Very red fruited, with pointed cherry, raspberry across a meringue base, shaped with red currant acidity, finishing with an orange twist. The chardonnay backbone is ever present, but the pinot noir has the signature stamp on this wine.

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Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $99
Style: Sparkling

Region: Champagne
Appellation: Champagne AOC
Country: France

Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Colour: Rosé
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes