NV Marc Hébrart Champagne 1er Cru “Cuvée de Réserve” Brut, Champagne, France

NV Marc Hébrart Champagne 1er Cru “Cuvée de Réserve” Brut, Champagne, France

Opens with fragrant apple blossom, white flowers, fresh peach, and citrus, layered with subtle undertones of ginger, anise, and wet river rock. Medium-bodied and fleshy yet precise. It features a core of red berries, Honeycrisp apple, and tangerine, balanced by bright, racy acids. This is complemented by a lively, pillowy mousse with a clean, chalky, and mineral-driven finish that leaves a hint of spice.

$62.99
$62.99

ABOUT THIS WINE

This champagne is a blend of roughly 80%–82% Pinot Noir and 18%–20% Chardonnay. The fruit comes from over 80 individually farmed Premier Cru parcels across the Vallée de la Marne (primarily Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Avenay Val d’Or, Mutigny, Hautvillers, and Bisseuil) is pressed and fermented parcel by parcel in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve pure orchard fruit and chalky minerality. This champagne undergoes full malo. 
Hebrart blends a majority base harvest (typically 45% of the primary year) with a significant portion of younger and older reserve wines extending back several years to maintain consistent house style and depth. The grape composition generally hovers around 82–85% Pinot Noir and 15–18% Chardonnay.
The wine is bottled and aged on the lees in the cellar for a minimum of 24 months before disgorgement, adding subtle shortbread and toast nuances to the crisp, fruit-forward profile. Dosage is bone-dry, at around 7 grams per liter.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Jean-Paul Hébrart took over Marc Hébrart from his father in 1997. His father had been producing estate bottled wines since 1964 and joined the Club Trésors in 1985 Jean-Paul has slowly developed the estate in the last 20 years to one of the very finest grower estates in the Marne. The basis for these outstanding wines are the privileged holdings in Aÿ, including the newly purchased plots in Le Léon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, and Dizy in the Grande Vallée as well as Avize, Oiry and Chouilly in the Côte and recently acquired vineyards in Louvois in the Montagne. Jean-Paul harvests, presses and vinifies each of his over 85 plots separately, blending sites to make harmonious wines which reflect the personality of the grower as well as the terroir. A majority of the wines are fermented in steel, though old used barrels have become a part of his program for Rive Gauche-Rive Droite and his new wine, Clos de Léon, both of which are fermented and aged in neutral barrique.

The Hébrart wines are truly of both place and person, the kind, welcoming and generous qualities that Jean-Paul Hébrart exudes can be seen in all of his Champagnes. And while he could easily rest on his laurels at this point, JP instead continues to expand his range, experimenting with lower dosage levels in his benchmark cuvées, and producing stunning Coteaux Champenoise from recently acquired, historic vineyards.

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Grape(s) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Farming Sustainable