Champagne

Champagne Rosé

Champagne Petit Lebrun

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Type

Sparkling Rose Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

90% Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir

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Viticulture

Vineyard name

The chardonnay comes from the Grand Cru Côte des Blancs villages of Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, and Oiry. Pinot Noir comes from Grand Cru vineyards in Verzenay

Soil type

Chalk, Limestone

Vine age35 years in average

Vineyard size3 hectares

Vinification

The Chardonnay base is exactly the same wine as the Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, vinified in stainless steel tanks with carbon dioxide gas used to prevent oxidation during vinification. The pinot noir is destemmed and vinified at the domaine

ElevageStill red wine from their own production is blended with the Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs to create a rosé d’assemblage. The wine is bottled and aged on the lees for 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...