Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

50% Pinot Noir
50% Chardonnay

'11, 12, 13...' is the only NV cuvée from Ruppert-Leroy. This cuvée comes from a perpetual reserve that includes wine from every parcel of the domaine dating back to 2011, plus organically-grown grapes purchased from friends in the Aube. The dominant terroir is clay-limestone, with a various proportion of red clay, gray clay, and white limestone. In addition to their vineyards, Ruppert-Leroy operates a biodynamically-certified farm where they grow their own vegetables, raise animals, produce their own composts / biodynamic preparations, and host conferences on biodynamics.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Fosse Grely, Martin-Fontaine, Les Cognaux, plus a portion of organically farmed grapes purchased from their neighbors

Soil type

Red and gray clay, white limestone

Vines planted inEarly 1980s

Vineyard size3.55 hectares (total)

PruningCordon de Royat, Guyot

ExpositionSouth / Southwest

Vinification

All cuvées are made using the same process: vinification with natural yeasts without any fining or filtering. Cold settling occurs naturally with the winter frosts. Alcoholic fermentation, natural malolactic fermentation, and 9 months of élevage on fine lees take place in 225L barrels and 500L demi-muids.

ElevageAging in barrels and stainless steel tanks followed by 18-20 months sur-lie in bottle, disgorged à la volée, and bottled without any liqueur de tirage (Brut Nature) or added SO2.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered

Additional info

Total production average4,000 bottles

UPC Code Bottle330

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More about
the producer

Champagne Ruppert-Leroy

Founded in 1980s

4 hectares

Bénédicte Leroy’s parents moved to Essoyes in 1975 and started a small farm on a clearing, located just above the town where they previously raised sheep. In the 1980s, it was no longer economically viable, and they learned that they could plant grapes on the land that they'd been renting for the sheep to graze on. Little by little, they planted four hectares in Essoyes and Noé-les-Mallets, not including the garden and small pasture they kept for their own animals. All of the grapes were sold to the local cooperative.

In 2009, when her father was about to retire, Bénédicte took over the domaine along with her husband Manu Leroy, under the condition that they could farm organically and make their own wines. Using his background in ecological construction, Manu built a straw...

Sparkling Wine

Champagne

50% Pinot Noir50% Chardonnay

Fosse Grely, Martin-Fontaine, Les Cognaux, plus a portion of organically farmed grapes purchased from their neighbors

Red and gray clay, white limestone

50% Pinot Noir
50% Chardonnay