Made via the traditional method and vinified and aged in barrels. Complex aromas of peach, fresh hazelnut of toasted brioche, roasted almond, bergamot, lime, and ginger alongside smoky and woody notes. Rich with a creamy texture on the palate well-balanced with a lively lemony acidity. Only 6,000 bottles produced.
Producer description:
Founded by Lucien Leclerc in 1872, this Champagne House took the name of Leclerc Briant in the 1950s and is known to produce some of the most exciting wines of the appellation. They are a pioneer of biodynamic viticulture in the region and have earned their certification in the 1980s. They focus on producing single vineyards and vinify their Champagne at low dosage.
Style:
Sparkling White
Vintage:
2012
Dryness:
Dry
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
2025 April
Available:
3
Critic Scores
Decanter | 96
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.
Jane Ansen | 97
One of a handful of single vineyard châteaux in Champagne, now being made by Leclerc-Briant (although they are not owners). Crisp, clean, touches of green apple on the nose but there is weight behind this and it opens to show plenty of quince, hazlenut, biscuit and flaky pastry character, not quite as far as brioche at this point although it will develop over the next few years. The first wine to be released under the new regime, with Hervé Jestin chef de cave, as for Leclerc-Briant (he was in fact already making wine here under the previous owners). Ageing in neutral oak casks, biodynamic viticulture. 2.5ha of vines, 12%abv. Tasted twice, loved it both times, powerful depth of flavour. Brut zero (2g/l dosage), Blanc de Blancs, 100% Grand Cru.
Vinous | 96
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.
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