David Leclapart
David Leclapart Champagne L'Amateur 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs Pas Dosè
| Denomination | Champagne AOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Champagne region (France) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
Awards
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94/100
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91/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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89/100
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91/100
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Serve at:
06 - 08 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
- Start up year: 1988
- Oenologist: David Leclapart
- Bottles produced: 15.000
- Hectares: 3
In 2000, three years have passed since the beginning of biodynamic conversion, the amount of time that experts consider essential for first tangible results. Another radical choice - not ever dose sparkling wines - adds further difficulties, because it highlights the unevenness of enforcement, and the smallest uncertainty of health or maturity of the grapes. The rain-soaked 2001 is one of the worst years for Champagne, in the meantime, his '99 and 2000 began to get noticed by consumers and by some observer. First successes of David and the state of perfect health of the grapes - in a region with a so difficult climate - reassure the family and intrigue villagers.
The exclusion of any synthetic chemical products, the total and spontaneous revegetation of the soil, the use of biodynamic preparations, not satisfie the desire for naturalness of this winemaker. Since 2002, Léclapart realizes an old project: the sheep in the vineyard. These animals have a double advantage: fleecing of course the grass without threatening the vines and fertilized the soil by returning the native plant material in an elaborate form.
"The sheep - says David -is an animal of light, we have always needed in a region so Nordic. There is a complicity between the animal and the plant, which "feels" the presence. I also like the idea of returning to the landscape a variety that the monoculture of the vine has almost erased. I know my neighbors to take me crazy and that's why I tell them that sheep are only used to mow and fertilize"
Belonging to a Scottish rare breed , these animals can remain outdoors during the day and the night in all weathers. Léclapart borrowed them from a shepard of the Ardennes, which will take them back in spring.
Sheeps are moved from one plot of land to another every 15/20 days, but obviously each vineyard should be fenced from time to time. Read more
| Name | David Leclapart Champagne L'Amateur 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs Pas Dosè |
|---|---|
| Type | White organic classic method sparkling wine pas dosé |
| Denomination | Champagne AOC |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne region |
| Vendor | David Leclapart |
| Origin | Trépail (France) |
| Wine making | Traditional pressing, the addition of a sulfur solution as unobtrusive as possible, static clarification, indigenous yeasts, no switching to cold or heat the basement, no insemination with lactic acid bacteria, no glue filtering it.The racking and bottling are performed according to the lunar rhythms. The malolactic fermentation is systematic because it allows to stabilize the wines and limit the use of sulfur. Start spontaneously and variable dependence vintage, this involves a late bottling. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
