RIVE GAUCHE/RIVE DROITE
2015 Extra Brut Grand Cru Champagne Marc Hébrart
| Grapes | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Champagne |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 12.5% |
50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir. Old mass-selection vines from four grand cru vineyards. Spontaneously fermented and aged in oak barrels with time on lees. More than 36 months sur lattes.
Peach blossom, and just gorgeous. Plump, succulent, nutty, almond butter and almond caramel. Smart and beautifully woven and quite seductive, but telescoped into elegance by super-fine bead and acidity. This has remarkable purity and intention. Whistle clean and spine-tinglingly fresh into a long, long, walnut and hazelnut finish. Superb. Drinking range: 2024 - 2035 Rating: 17.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2024)
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50% Chardonnay (Oiry, Chouilly, Avize) and 50% Pinot Noir (Aÿ, Grande Vallée de la Marne). The main part of the cuvée is vinified and aged in oak barrels, spontaneous fermentation, no filtration. No malo. Sur lattes for 72 months. Very golden. Waxy and tropical and frangipani, but with a forceful swag of rich, sour cream. This is very good. Concentrated, rich, distinctive and dramatic. Minty flair on the finish. Tarragon. And an earthiness. Lots here. A big change from the other Hébrart wines. Drinking range: 2023 - 2032 Rating: 17 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2023)
Cépage: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir Villages: Pinot Noir from Aÿ Grand Cru; Chardonnay from Oiry Grand Cru, Chouilly Grand Cru, Avize Grand Cru; Aÿ (Pruche, Cheuzelles, Longchamp, Cauffour, Le Léon) Avize and Chouilly (Justice, Montaigu, Les Robarts) Malo: Yes élevage: Oak barrique sur latte: 60+ MonthsL&S (Sept 2022)
The 2015 Brut Rive Gauche-Rive Droite Grand Cru is an attractive wine from Hébrart. The 2015 is a bit light in structure and lacks the persistence of the very best years, but it also avoids the awkward notes that afflict so many wines in this vintage. I admire the brightness here, but I also suspect the 2015 is a wine for the near and medium term. Dosage is 4.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 18, 2022. Drinking range: 2023 - 2030 Rating: 91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Nov 2023)
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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