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2013 Champagne Leclerc Briant, Château d'Avize, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Zéro

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
93/100
Jane Anson MW
94/100
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2013 Champagne Leclerc Briant, Château d'Avize, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Zéro

Description

Château d’Avize is one of only a few châteaux in Champagne, and the only one with a Grand Cru postcode. Using their biodynamic principles, Hervé Jestin and the Leclerc Briant team have created an extraordinary, age-worthy Champagne which demands cellaring to reach its potential.

This Blanc de Blancs combines Leclerc Briant’s characterful, stimulating style; the tension of the 2013 vintage; and the power of the Avize terroir – the grandest of all the villages in the Côte des Blancs. Avize, already home to some of Champagne’s most iconic and collectable producers, has a new star.

This second release of Château d’Avize confirms the quality and position of this magnificent single-vineyard wine as one of the most exciting releases of 2023.

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2013
Alcohol % 12
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Property Champagne Leclerc Briant

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 93/100
The 2013 Chateau d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero is 100% Chardonnay with zero dosage. It sings of lemon curd, spiced apples, and honeysuckle with hints of beeswax, cashews, and chalk. The elegant, refreshing, light-bodied palate delivers delicate citrus and apple layers and a chalky finish.Drink 2023 - 2031Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent (August 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2031
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (Aug 2023)
Jane Anson MW 94/100
The mousse is so soft and plentiful that the entire thing almost melts away in your mouth. Just an excellent Champagne that has real character, more minerality than fruit, moving towards saffran and quince.A more challenging vintage in Champagne than the 2012, but this has the charm that comes with bottle age, with a grilled almond edge, still with citrus and white flower undertones. Beautiful.Hervé Jestin winemaker. Soft 2.3/l dosage, making this Brut Zero. No need to wait longer.Drink 2023 - 2030jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (August 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2031
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (Aug 2023)

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

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