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Leclerc Briant Champagne - Abyss 2017 - Bottle 75cl - Presentation pack
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Leclerc Briant Champagne - Abyss 2017 - Bottle 75cl - Presentation pack

Leclerc Briant

Abyss 2017 | 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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Description

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 2017 was submerged in September 2021, to be brought to the surface in July 2022. It is a Brut Nature, a cuvée in its purest expression.

Cuvée Abyss 2017 Leclerc Briant has a delicate, luminous color.

The nose is harmonious, with warm notes of ripe fruit and spicy nuances. The second nose evokes warm apple, quince and iodine.

On the palate, this is a cuvée with a frank attack, then a pulpy mid-palate with lovely citrus notes. Minerality stands out on the mid-palate. The finish is deliciously iodized.

Abyss 2017 goes wonderfully well with iodized dishes such as oysters, raw salmon or sesame tuna tataki.

Characteristics

Terroirs

  • Grape varieties

    Pinot Noir (34%)Chardonnay (33%)Pinot Meunier (33%)

  • Terroirs

    Montagne de ReimsVallée de la MarneAvenay Val d'OrVrignyBisseuil

Winemaking

  • Couleur:

  • Vintage:

    2017

  • Oak aged

    Aged in vats

  • Malolactic Fermentation :

    Undergone

  • Dosage:

    Brut (between 6 and 12 gr/l)

Tasting

  • Aromas

    FruityMineralFresh

  • Pairings

    Excellent as an aperitif but can also acommpany an entire meal

  • Serving température

    12°C

  • Tasting window

    Tasting window20222027
    (Best)
    2042

Starred tables

Champagnes from this producer are available in the following restaurants:
Flocon de Sel (Megève) L'Assiette Champenoise (Reims) La Grand'Vigne (Martillac) Yoann Conte (Veyrier-du-lac) 1131 (La Bussière-sur-Ouche) Villa René Lalique (Wingen-sur-Moder) Les Crayères (Reims) Les Berceaux (Epernay) Le Foch (Reims) Racine (Reims) Le Farçon (La Tania) Table des Frères Ibarboure (Bidart) Le Corot (Ville d'Avray) AM par Alexandra Mazzia (Marseille) Pierre Reboul (Aix-en-Provence) Château de Noirieux (Briollay) Domaine de Rochevilaine (Billiers) Hostellerie de Levernois (Levernois) Azimut (Courchevel-Saint-Bon) Itinéraires (Paris)

Opinion of thewine guides

4.5 / 5(2 comments)
92 / 100
Revue du Vin de France
95 / 100
Gault & Millau

Leclerc Briant Abyss 2017 : good to know

📦 PackagingChampagne in a gift box
🍾 FormatBottle
📍 TerroirsMontagne de reimsVallée de la marne
↕️ DosageChampagne brut
❤️ SelectionOrganic champagneVintage champagne
⏳ Wine ageingChampagne vinified in vats
🔎 Malolactic fermentationUndergone
🎨 ColourWhite champagne
🍇 CépagePinot noirPinot meunierChardonnay
⭐ VintageVintage 2017