Leclerc Briant
Abyss 2016 | Bottle 75cl - Presentation pack
Cuvée Abyss is one of Champagne's most original cuvées. Immersed for 1 year in the seabed to the east of the Île d'Ouessant, Cuvée Abyss is an adventure.
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Cuvée Abyss is one of Champagne's most original cuvées. Immersed for 1 year in the seabed to the east of the Île d'Ouessant, Cuvée Abyss is an adventure.
Leclerc Briant came up with the idea of immersing a cuvée specially developed for this purpose, following the discovery in the Baltic Sea of a cargo of champagne that had spent more than 170 years underwater.
In association with Amphoris, a company specializing in underwater exploitation, the house and its cellar master Hervé Jestin have created a made-to-measure cuvée.
Hervé Jestin, the house's cellar master, has chosen terroirs renowned for their limestone subsoil to forge a link with the marine subsoil of the Bay of Stiff, at the eastern tip of the Isle of Ushant.
He has selected Chardonnays from the Bisseuil terroir, Pinot Noirs from Avenay-Val-d'Or and Pinot Meuniers from Vrigny. Each grape variety is equally represented.
Cuvée Abyss 2016 was submerged in August 2020, to be brought to the surface in August 2021.
Cuvée Abyss 2016 Leclerc Briant has a luminous golden color with pale yellow highlights.
The nose reveals intense, sunny notes, followed by fruity and spicy aromas. Freshness is also present.
On the palate, the wine has a clean attack, followed by a fruity, lemony mid-palate. Minerality stands out on the mid-palate. The finish is deliciously iodized.
Abyss 2016 goes wonderfully well with iodized dishes such as oysters, raw salmon or sesame tuna tataki.
Pinot Noir (34%)Chardonnay (33%)Pinot Meunier (33%)
Montagne de ReimsVallée de la MarneAvenay Val d'OrVrignyBisseuil
2016
Aged in vats
Undergone
Brut (between 6 and 12 gr/l)
FruityMineralFresh
Excellent as an aperitif but can also acommpany an entire meal
12°C
📦 Packaging | Champagne in a gift box |
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🍾 Format | Bottle |
📍 Terroirs | Montagne de reims, Vallée de la marne |
↕️ Dosage | Champagne brut |
❤️ Selection | Organic champagne, Vintage champagne |
⏳ Wine ageing | Champagne vinified in vats |
🔎 Malolactic fermentation | Undergone |
🎨 Colour | White champagne |
⭐ Vintage | Vintage 2016 |
🍇 Cépage | Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, Chardonnay |
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