Marc Hébrart

Rive Gauche/Rive Droite 2016 | Bottle 75cl

Description

- We do not ship this cuvée to Italy -

Cuvée Rive Gauche Rive Droite is a special champagne, combining two exceptional terroirs. The left bank of the Marne offers Chardonnay from the Grand Cru villages of Oiry, Avize and Chouilly, while the right bank of the Marne produces superb Pinot Noir from the village of Aÿ.

2016 was characterized by a particularly pronounced climatic swing: a cool, wet spring, a dry, hot summer marked by a heatwave at the end of August, and a dry, sunny harvest that ensured the grapes ripened beautifully. These conditions benefited the Pinots Noirs, whose ripeness revealed intense fruit character and a silky texture. The Chardonnays, with their more classic allure, are chiselled.

Jean-Paul Hébrart's cuvée Rive Gauche Rive Droite 2016 is vinified and aged in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts, without chilling. After bottling, the wine is aged on laths for 66 months in the House cellars. This champagne is measured Extra Brut, to preserve the typicity of these two terroirs.

This prestigious cuvée offers great complexity and will be reserved for (very) special occasions.