The influence of the Jura (and specifically that of Pierre Overnoy) sits in plain sight in the champagnes of Ruppert-Leroy. This is from a perpetual reserve (a vat of wine that represents every year - 2011 to 2016 - and every plot of Béné and Manu’s) which lends a salty Jurassien oxidative character to rich fruits and vivid acidity. Zero dosage.
If you were looking for winemakers who are emblematic of the current shift happening in Champagne you’d be hard-pressed to find a better example than Bénédicte and Emmanuel Leroy. From their home deep in the heart of southern Champagne’s Côte des Bar, they farm 4 hectares of vines that sit amongst dense, richly biodiverse forest. Their luminous, energy-rich champagnes are the product of holistic biodynamic practices in those vineyards, strict yields and a precise, no-sulphur approach in the cellar.
The influence of the Jura (and specifically that of Pierre Overnoy) sits in plain sight in the champagnes of Ruppert-Leroy. This is from a perpetual reserve (a vat of wine that represents every year - 2011 to 2016 - and every plot of Béné and Manu’s) which lends a salty Jurassien oxidative character to rich fruits and vivid acidity. Zero dosage.
If you were looking for winemakers who are emblematic of the current shift happening in Champagne you’d be hard-pressed to find a better example than Bénédicte and Emmanuel Leroy. From their home deep in the heart of southern Champagne’s Côte des Bar, they farm 4 hectares of vines that sit amongst dense, richly biodiverse forest. Their luminous, energy-rich champagnes are the product of holistic biodynamic practices in those vineyards, strict yields and a precise, no-sulphur approach in the cellar.
