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Duval-Leroy : Femme de Champagne Grand cru

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Duval-Leroy : Femme de Champagne Grand cru

Name: Duval-Leroy : Femme de Champagne Grand cru
Brand: Duval-Leroy
SKU: 3452/NM
Price: 989 HKD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.46 (138 reviews)

Champagne

- White - See details

Parker | 93

J. Suckling | 95

HK$2,967.00

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HK$989.00 / Unit

)

Packaging : a box of 3 Bottles (75cl)

1 x 75CL

HK$1,007.20

3 x 75CL

HK$2,967.00

In-Stock

DeliveryFree standard delivery over HK$5,000
Guaranteed provenanceWines sourced directly from the producing estates

All Duval-Leroy champagnes

Marks and reviews

/100

Robert Parker

Stephan Reinhardt

The NV Brut Grand Cru Femme de Champagne (L6305NM, disgorged in October 2016, tasted in November 2017) is a blend of four grand cru villages: Avize, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Chardonnay: 80%) and Ambonnay (Pinot Noir: 20%). Fermented at 14% in oak, the wine opens with a clear, fresh and subtle bouquet of white fruits with citrus flavors that indicate the freshness and finesse of Chardonnay. It is a lean and very elegant, juicy but also creamy and well-structured blend with a long and aromatic finish that reveals the junior Pinot Noir part. There is nice salinity and green tea flavors (mint) in the aftertaste. This is still a very fresh and youthful example. Dosage: five grams per liter.

/20

Bettane+Desseauve

If this cuvée, vintage 1996, particularly dazzled us last year, its younger sibling—so to speak—non‑vintage, nonetheless shines for its consistency. Great purity and refined flavors.

/100

Falstaff

Bright golden yellow, silver reflections. Fine nuances of biscuit, ripe yellow peach fruit, fine nutty notes, candied orange zest. Juicy, tight-knit, delicate hints of quince and blossom honey, finesse-rich acidity, white apple and hazelnut on the finish, racy and lemon notes on the finish, mineral-salty aftertaste, shows good length, ensures certain ageing potential.

Description

The indulgence and finesse of a great champagne from Maison Duval-Leroy

The property

Located at the tip of the Côte des Blancs in Champagne, Maison Duval-Leroy has made it a point of honor to respect its 3 core values since its creation in 1859: protect, perfect and transmit. Highly committed at the ecological level, the Champagne Duval-Leroy House offers champagnes expressing their terroir and the typicity of each vintage.

Elegance, minerality and brightness define the champagnes of Maison Duval-Leroy, recognized for their great aromatic complexity and structure.

The vineyard

Femme de Champagne Grand Cru comes from a selection of the best Grand Cru plots supplying Maison Duval-Leroy since the early 1990s. The vines, with an average age of 35 to 45 years, are certified HVE level 3 and Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne, just like the entire vineyard of Maison Duval-Leroy.

Vinification and aging

The parcel vinification is carried out in stainless steel tanks and wooden barrels. The blend is vinified to the extent of 13% in oak barrels to provide structure and enhance the silky texture of this cuvée. Once bottled, the champagne rests on lees for more than 6 years in the house's chalk cellars. The dosage of this cuvée is about 5 g/liter.

Blend

Chardonnay (87%) and pinot noir (13%).