Champagne Leclerc Briant ‘Les Basses Prières Millésime’ 2017 mantellassi Each vineyard is hand harvested

Each vineyard is hand harvested when just ripe to "

subtle tannin frame then works in the background and provides just enough edging to the wine to keep it travelling to a focussed end point

and most of the wine spends 12 months in barrel (around 20% new) with a small proportion remaining in tank for this vintage

It's a single vineyard

Champagne Leclerc Briant ‘Les Basses Prières Millésime’ 2017 mantellassi Each vineyard is hand harvestedThe champagne has a luminous and fluid robe, with a pale yellow gold color and greenish yellow reflections in the glass. The first nose evokes the delicacy of a fine and wet chalk, enhanced by notes of Carensac licorice, elderberry, lemon and apple. The vinification and ageing in oak barrels offers a fruity fullness with chewiness and a feeling of juiciness.