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Kevin's comments: Mature biscuity nose, full clean palate with hints of red apple.
This Premier Cru Champagne is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay and is literally hand crafted by Jean Paul. Each bottle is then hand remuaged. Once blended the cuvee is bottled and left to mature for an impressive three and a half years.
CHAMPAGNE HÉBRART
CUVÉE DE RÉSERVE 1ER CRU
Marc Hébrart and his wife started making Champagne in 1963, adding to the land little by little due to the high price of land in Champagne. In 1983, their son Jean-Paul started his own small production. In 1997 the family created E.A.R.L. Champagne Hébrart by merging the two enterprises together, making Jean-Paul the director of the company. Their land now covers 12.5 hectares over 65 plots at Oiry and Chouilly which are Grand Cru terroirs, and Mareuil-sur-Ay, Bisseuil and Avenay-Val-d?Or which are Premier Cru terroirs. In the vineyard, natural methods are used rather than insecticides.
CHAMPAGNE HEBRARD BRUT CUVÉE DE RÉSERVE 1er CRU
Grapes: 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay.
Vines: Average age 29 years old.
Region: Grande Vallée de la Marne
Blend: The Crus used in the blend are Oiry (Grand Cru), Avenay Val d?Or (1er Cru) and Mareuil-sur-Ay (1er Cru rated 99%).
Vinification: The grapes are manually harvested and pressed in a Buscher press. Fermentation is in small tanks and the wine undergoes malo-lactic fermentation. Rémuage is by hand and dégorgement is carried out around 6 months before commercialisation. Since 2002, fermentation has taken place in wood.
Serve: This Champagne should be chilled, not iced and is perfect for celebrating great occasions.
Taste: A very elegant Champagne that has a fine mousse, with a lovely, fine and biscuity character on the nose and palate which lasts through to the finish.
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