LeClerc Briant Champagne Brut Rose 750 ML

Introduction

Brilliant salmon pink with copper reflections. Animating red-fruited fragrance of dark cherries, orange peel, delicate tea rose and biscuit. A lively, animating acidity on the palate, fine mousse, pleasantly dry, complex, elegant body and discreet tannins, great finesse, superb length, salty traces on the finish. Suitable with roasted meats. Producer Information Leclerc Briant is a trailblazing Champagne house producing wines of singular energy and nerve. Lucien Leclerc founded the winery with four hectares of vineyards in Cumires in 1872. The business moved to pernay in 1955 when Bertrand Leclerc married Jacqueline Briant and formed the ngociant firm which still carries their name. Leclerc Briant was an early adopter of organic practices beginning in the 1960s and was one of the first to bottle single-vineyard Champagnes starting in the 1970s. In the late 1980s, Bertrand and Jacquelines son, Pascal, began integrating biodynamic principles and part of the production has been Demeter certified since 2003. Today, enologist Herv Jestin continues the legacy of this visionary house. Oenologist Herv Jestin has overseen production since 2008, taking a distinctly non-interventionist position: Our vines and our wines have a certain sort of independence, says Herv. We provide guidance and care, but dont want to force anything. Herv is a respected expert in biodynamic farming and is a forefather of bioenergetics, a movement among a small group of vignerons who are working to bring the energy of nature to the finished wine. All fermentation is spontaneous, and the wines are vinified in a combination of INOX tank, terracotta egg or French oak barrel. Malolactic fermentation is allowed to happen naturally and dosage levels are kept low (below 4g/L). All the wines are bottled 100% unfiltered and unfined, using only time and gravity for clarification. The end goal is gastronomic Champagne, wines intended for the table, that brim with energy and speak clearly of their terroir.