CLOS LE LÉON
2015 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru Dizy Champagne Marc Hébrart
Grapes | Chardonnay |
Colour | White |
Origin | France, Champagne |
Village | Dizy |
Classification | 1er Cru |
ABV | 12.5% |
From a lieu-dit in the premier cru of Dizy. 100% Chardonnay aged in barrel. Seven years sur lattes. Disgorged 21 April 2022.
Broad and full, swept onto stage by the seductive aroma of lemon curd on toast and followed by layers and layers of fresh green-anise herbs and crunchy seeds. Iris and jasmine flowers flutter-brush over quince richness and lemon-drizzle sweetness. Despite the tight bite of bubbles, the texture is nacreous and the finish scoops into a long, gleaming, brilliant scythe. Drinking range: 2024 - 2035 Rating: 17.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2024)
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The 2015 Brut Clos Le Léon, 100% Chardonnay from the Le Léon lieu-dit in Dizy, stands apart from the rest of the wines in the range because of its focus on Chardonnay. Here, too, Hébrart has done a commendable job capturing the best 2015 had to offer while avoiding the year's pitfalls. That's a pretty admirable achievement in my book. There is a bit of dryness that appears at the very tail end of the finish, but that is not enough to detract from all the 2015 has to offer, which is, namely, a pretty, structured, ample style of Chardonnay that emphasizes savory and mineral notes more than anything else. Dosage is 3 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 18, 2022. Drinking range: 2023 - 2028 Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Nov 2023)
100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard in Dizy planted in 2008. Spontaneous fermentation in 228-litre barrels for two to three months. No malo. Seven months on fine lees. 72 months sur lattes. Dosage 3 g/l. A little smoky, a little like rye and buckwheat crisps, a little vegetal. Bitter citrus, grilled pears, nice orange-citrus sweetness permeating the acidity. Toasted walnuts. Interesting, challenging, impressive. Drinking range: 2023 - 2035 Rating: 16.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2023)
cépage: 100% Chardonnay. village: Dizy 1er Cru; Clos de Léon — Chalk. malo: No. élevage: Oak barrique. sur latte: 72 Months. Dosage: 3.5g/lL&S (Sep 2022)
Champagne Marc Hébrart
Marc Hébrart started making his own Champagne in 1962, and the domaine is now run by Jean-Paul, who took over in 1997. Jean-Paul tries to add to the family holdings every year, believing that even at current prices it's still a good long-term bet. He's currently running 16 hectares, 8 ha of Pinot in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Chardonnay in Oiry, Avize, Chouilly and Cramant, and more Pinot in Louvois and Aÿ - as well as the Clos le Léon in Dizy: in total 80 parcels in 11 villages.
The vineyards are farmed sustainably, with as little input as possible. Vinification is by parcel to give the widest possible palette when it comes to blending, and or course allowing for single-vineyard releases like the Clos Léon, a rare walled Clos in the village of Dizy. Most of the Champagnes are made in stainless steel, but since 2004 there has been a barrel-fermented cuvée which blends some of his Chardonnays on the Côte de Blancs with some of his best Pinot Noirs to the north of the Marne - 'Rive Droite-Rive Gauche'.
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