Marc Hébrart

Clos Le Léon 2016 | Bottle 75cl

Description

- We do not ship this vintage to Italy -

Clos Le Léon is the flagship wine of Maison Marc Hébrart!

This cuvée is a Blanc de Blancs made exclusively from Chardonnays grown at Clos Le Léon. Planted in 2008, this plot is located in Dizy on the historic slopes of Champagne. A Clos allows the grapes to ripen optimally thanks to a microclimate created by the walls of the Clos.

The year 2016 was characterized by particularly pronounced climatic swings: a cool, wet spring, a dry, hot summer marked by a heatwave at the end of August, and a dry, sunny harvest ensuring the grapes reached perfect maturity. These conditions benefited the Chardonnays, which offer a chiseled character.

This cuvée was vinified in small 228-liter oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and malolactic fermentation blocked. Aging took place on fine lees for seven months, followed by 72 months on racks.

This champagne is Extra Brut in order to preserve the personality of the terroir and the authenticity of the vintage.

"Due to its location in the terroir, its exposure, the early ripening, the chalky soil, and the quality of the grapes and wines from this plot, I consider Clos Le Léon to be the future flagship cuvée of the HEBRART estate," Jean-Paul Hébrart.