Leclerc Briant Champagne Chateau d’Avize Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero Grand Cru 2012 750ml

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Leclerc Briant Champagne Chateau d’Avize Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero Grand Cru 2012 750ml

Name: Leclerc Briant Champagne Chateau d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero Grand Cru 2012 750ml
Brand: Leclerc Briant
SKU: 897040
Price: 219.02 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95 (3 reviews)

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SKU 897040

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Smells fresh with lemon and soft floral scents. Delicate and refined, this is crips, sharp and piercing yet also layered and rich. Bitter lemon rind mixes with honeyed orange and some pie crust savoury elements to give real character. A little bit woody still, just peeking out, in contrast to the fruit, still showing its youthfulness. After a few minutes all the flavours seem much brighter in the glass, more evocative and expressive. Thrillingly precise, dry and crisp. Dosage 2g/L. Made from 100% grand cru grapes.

Country: France
Region: Champagne

Size: 750ml

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Leclerc Briant

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Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Country

France

France, often regarded as the heart of the wine world, boasts a rich history, diverse terroirs, and a captivating variety of grape varietals. From the renowned vineyards of Bordeaux to the picturesque landscapes of Burgundy, France offers a wine lover’s dream journey. Whether you’re new to the world of wine or a seasoned enthusiast looking […]

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Region

Champagne

The beautiful rolling hillsides of the Champagne region of France have, for hundreds of years, been producing many of the world's most famous wines. The sparkling white wines to come out of Champagne's prestigious wineries have conquered the world, and are drank in celebration across the globe. The vast majority of the region is under vine, and grows predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varietals, which are usually blended together by master wine-makers in order to make their recognizable and widely loved produce. The north-easterly region of Champagne has a relatively cool climate, and quite a lot of rainfall, making it far from ideal for ripening grapes. However, the presence of heavily forested areas in the region helps maintain a balanced temperature, and the generations of expertise the wineries hold clearly produces excellent results in spite of the climatic problems.

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DC 96pts

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VM 95pts

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The 2012 Brut Zéro Château d'Avize is fragrant with its nose of toasted muffin, caramel, hay and marmite. The palate immediately shows beautiful, chalky depth and channels a certain sunny generosity with great freshness. While the nose shows some development, evolution on the palate is still only incipient. Clarity brightens Chardonnay's buttery creaminess and plunges it into salty chalk. Fine, saline and very long. Dosage is 2gr/L. Disgorged: June, 2022.

Winery Notes

Rated 94 - The 2012 Chateau d'Avize Blanc de Blancs, 100% Chardonnay with dosage of 2 g/l, was disgorged in June 2022. It swans out of the glass with showy notions of honeysuckle, almond croissant, apple tart, and beeswax, plus suggestions of sea spray and shaved ginger. The palate is delicately styled and bone dry, with fantastic tension and densely intertwined chalk and spice layers, finishing wonderfully minerally. - The Wine Independent