Champagne Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut “L'Artiste” David Leclapart
Champagne Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut "L'Artiste" is a French Champagne produced by David Leclapart. It is an intense and complex French wine made from pure Chardonnay grown in Trèpail, in the heart of the Montagne de Reims, using traditional and biodynamic methods. The Chardonnay vines are planted on clay and loam soils with a chalky subsoil. After harvesting, the grapes are gently pressed and the free-run must is fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks and barriques. The base wines are matured for a few months, including malolactic fermentation, before the final cuvée is created. Refermentation takes place in the bottle using the Champenoise method and finally rests on the lees for 60 months. Champagne Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut "L'Artiste" shows a luminous straw yellow colour with a fine and persistent perlage. The nose is broad and intense, with complex aromas of fruit such as citrus and yellow fruit, herbs, spices and notes of yeast. In the mouth it is intense, persistent and with a long, refreshing finish. It is a Champagne of great value, a pure and uncontaminated expression of its terroir.
DENOMINATION: Champagne AOC
REGION: Champagne (France)
GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay
VINIFICATION: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and barriques with malolactic fermentation and re-fermentation in the bottle according to the Champenoise method; 60 months of ageing on the lees.
The natural wines derive from the cultivation of vines treated exclusively with copper and sulphur (in limited quantities), compost of biodynamic and natural origin, respecting the growth and maturation cycles strictly dictated by nature, in order to obtain grapes that are naturally healthy, strong and able to defend themselves against parasites.
As far as vinification is concerned, natural wines are brought to maturity without the addition of any supporting chemical substances or selected yeasts, allowing the course of spontaneous maceration of sugar and sulphites from the grapes to take place in a completely natural way.
Champagne "L'Artiste" is an extra brut with rich aromas and hints of herbs, citrus fruits and spices, with a taut, complex and dry taste and a long finish.
It is a biodynamic champagne suitable for fish starters, vegetable and fish risottos.
It is produced with fermentation 50% in tank and 50% in barrique, with a production of about 3-4 thousand bottles.
