Feature
| Winery |
Laurent Benard |
| Sub Region |
FR | Champagne |
| Variety |
45% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 20% Meunier |
| Format |
750ML |
| ABV |
12.5% |
| Disgorging |
Disgorged June 2023 |
| Dosage |
3gr/L |
| Certification |
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Tasting Note
Vinous 93, Antonio Galloni (November 2023)
The NV Extra Brut Le Clef de Sept Arpents Premier Cru is a blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier with 30% of a perpetual reserve started in 2012 and aged in foudre. Mirabelle-scented fruitiness is fragrant on the nose. The palate has the appealing tart freshness of a ripe cider apple, not an euphemism for cider overtones at all but describing the slight astringency of tart apples. While the foam is frothy and youthful, the underlying fruit has pristine freshness and fizzes away with its inherent and beautifully tart brightness, showing gentle rye crumb autolysis. Clean-cut and classy. Watch this name. Drinking Window: 2023 - 2033
Winemaking
La Clé de Sept Arpent is a perpetual blend, or Solera style, dating back to the 2012 vintage. Grapes come from a few small parcels, 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier with this bottling from 2019 base. Extra-Brut, with 3 g/l dosage.
Spontaneous fermentation, regeneration of the perpetual reserve in wooden foudres every year. A mixture of the young wines freshness (17) and the perpetual reserve complexity. Maturation and ageing: 10 months in barrels and stainless steel tanks. Residual sugar: 2 G/L
Winery
Laurent and Michelle Bénard farm just under 3 hectares in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, a small commune in the Marne. They utilize Biodynamic principles, have been farming organically for decades and have been certified organic since 2012.
Champagne Laurent Benardan extraordinary champagne brand that embodies tradition, sustainability, and exceptional taste. With a rich winemaking heritage dating back to 1870.
Under the leadership of Laurent Benard, the family has expanded to include Champagne Laurent Benard, a brand that reflects Laurent's philosophy and commitment to sustainable winemaking.
Produced in a limited quantity of about 6,000 bottles per year.
Laurent Benard La Cle des Sept Arpents Extra Brut, NV, 750ML
- FR | Champagne / Pinot Noir.Chardonnay.Meunier / Vinous 93
is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
