Marc Hebrart Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Brut Clos Leon 2015 CS20230804 now totaling 200 hectares across

now totaling 200 hectares across about 700 parcels

allowing the character of its old-vine Chardonnay to shine

aged in a mix of pièce and demi-muid with only 10–15% new oak—letting fruit and terroir dominate

The botanicals themselves are much more traditional: the usual Suspects like Juniper

Marc Hebrart Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Brut Clos Leon 2015 CS20230804 now totaling 200 hectares acrossClos Leon is a tiny walled vineyard in Dizy that Jean Paul Hebrart has spent two decades trying to put back together. The clos was historically divided into three parcels totaling just 0. 81 hectares; he sourced fruit from all three for years before finally acquiring the first parcel in 2008, the second in 2016, and the last in 2021. The 2015 is 100% Chardonnay fermented in 228 liter oak barrels at a very cool 12 degrees, with no malolactic, 72 months