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2015 Champagne Leclerc Briant, Château d'Avize, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Zéro

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay (100%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2025 - 2039)
Georgie Hindle
95/100
James Suckling
94/100
Jane Anson
93/100
Product: 20158157119

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2015 Champagne Leclerc Briant, Château d'Avize, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Zéro

Description

Few Champagnes have a story as compelling as Château d’Avize, yet it remains little known. We believe the latest vintage marks a turning point. In a tasting of all four releases, the 2015 stood out for its perfect balance, showcasing Hervé Jestin’s mastery in expressing this unique terroir.

This 2.1 ha single vineyard, planted with Chardonnay in 1968, lies in the heart of Avize Grand Cru—renowned for broad, richly textured Chardonnay. Château d’Avize is one of the few true Châteaux in Champagne and the only one in a Grand Cru. By law, the term “Château” requires estate-grown grapes and complete vinification on-site.

Hervé, a pioneer in biodynamics and bioenergetics, sees nature as the true winemaker—his role is simply to guide. With over 300 million bottles produced in his career, his humility and insight continue to influence leading estates, including our own at Hambledon.

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Ready - youthful (2025 - 2039)
Grape List Chardonnay (100%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Champagne Leclerc Briant

Tasting note

9 years on lees; disgorged January 2025, dosage 2.3g/l.

This farming is organic, yields naturally very low, and the vines and winemaking follow Hervé Jestin’s unique biodynamic approach. Fermentation and ageing occur in 2nd fill (Château d’Yquem) barrique, where the wine remains in oak for 9 months, gaining depth and richness before secondary fermentation in bottle from June 2016.

White gold in the glass, with the finest mousse, the nose plays with exotic fruit, golden edges of patisserie, and sweet floral essences reminiscent of royal palace gardens. The palate is deeply complex, with stone fruits pierced by autumnal spices, and divine textures poised against the geological chalky tension of Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs.

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Critics reviews

Georgie Hindle 95/100
White stone fruit and green orchard fruit. Racy and so pure with a lovely balance between acidity and fruit purity. This is lively and fun, super easy to enjoy and like. Hints of buttery patisserie and brioche but only slightly so you get a hint of richness and texture while the citrus does the talking. Mouthwatering. Tense and straight, but in keeping with the style. A perfect aperitif wine. FIrst vintage certified organic. Biodynamic as of 2016. Dosage 4g/L. DIrector Frédéric Zeimett, winemaker Hervé Jestin.
Drink 2025 - 2035
Georgie Hindle, Decanter.com (Jul 2025)
James Suckling 94/100
This has a citrusy, leafy style, the profile less layered than you’d expect from a vintage champagne. Lemon peel and butter, chalk and white flowers. Light-bodied with a tight, polished texture, zesty acidity and a mineral-laden finish. Drink or hold.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jul 2025)
Jane Anson 93/100
Persistent but gentle mousse, well balanced and fragrant, white flowers, citrus, plenty of grip and lift, this is excellent quality, hard to argue with. Frédéric Zeimett winemaker, Hervé Jestin winemaker, 4g/l residual sugar.
Drink 2025 - 2032
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (Jul 2025)

About this wine

Champagne

Champagne

In 1668, the monk Dom Pérignon is credited with discovering the traditional method of making sparkling wine - a technique now used worldwide. Yet it is only in Champagne, France’s most northerly wine region, that this method produces wines of such finesse and prestige. Today, Champagne is home to over 15,000 growers and 290 Champagne houses. The region’s cool climate often necessitates a blend of grape varieties: Chardonnay brings fruit and elegance, while Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier provide body and backbone.

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