Champagne

Champagne Brut Grand Cru

Champagne Petit Lebrun

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Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

Chardonnay

Grandeur in bubbles for this grand cru Champagne from Véronique Petit, aged in the family's winding chalk cellars. In Champagne, chalk & chard always equals a home run.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

5 Grand Cru vineyards of the Côte des Blancs namely : Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger , Oiry

Soil type

Chalk, Limestone

Vine age35 years in average

Vineyard size3 ha

Vinification

Stainless steel tanks. Carbon dioxide gas used to prevent oxidation during vinification

ElevageThe base wine is a blend of three consecutive vintages, aged on the lees for a 24-36 months

More about
the producer

Champagne Petit Lebrun

Founded in 1964

4 hectares

Created in 1964, the domaine works by using traditional champagne winemaking process. The maison Daniel Petit et Fils was founded in the early 1960s by Richard Petit’s grandparents, but the story begins one generation earlier. Richard’s great grandfather was the vineyard manager for Perrier Jouet, and lived in the elegant cellars in the center of Avize. He also owned a few hectares of grand cru vineyards of his own. When Perrier Jouet was sold to Mumm in 1959, he was able to purchase the home where he lived, which included the production room, storage, and over 3 km of caves below the house.
Today the domaine owns just over 4 hectares of grand cru chardonnay vines in Avize, Oiry, Chouilly, Oger, and Cramant. In the vineyard, they do not use herbicides, and all the treatments that...