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Champagne Petit Lebrun

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Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

Chardonnay

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Viticulture

Vineyard name

The selection for the Grand Cru comes from the domaines oldest vineyards in Oger and Avize

Soil type

Chalk, Limestone

Vine age60 years average

Vineyard size0.50 hectares

AltitudeSouth and southwest exposure

Vinification

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

ElevageA single vintage, aged for 7 years on the lees

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...