Ruppert Leroy
Champagne (France)
Ruppert-Leroy, is a small winery with less than 5 ha of vineyard. It lies at the southeastern limit of the appellation just 5 km from the border with the Côte d’Or. The domaine’s vineyards have been
farmed organic for the past 30 years. They are now biodynamic, and for a couple of years they have been making their Champagnes without any added SO2 from A to Z (from the pressed juice to the
bottling).
The turning point was 4 years ago when Gerrad Ruppert and Benedicte Leroy took the decision to convert the vineyards to biodynamic farming. This led them to the meeting with Jura’s natural wine
legend, Pierre Overnoy. Gerard and Benedicte, unaware of Overnoy’s stature, simply went and knocked on his door. Overnoy proved extremely generous with his time, explaining and demonstrating how
he captured the magic of his terroir in the bottle.
Throughout the following years, Gerard and Benedicte have ultimately found their own way, experimenting relentlessly to find what is best for their wine. This includes everything from length of élevage and minimizing sulfur use to radical ideas of their own. They’ve constructed a new winery of brick with a wooden roof and wood and straw insulation so that the wines can breathe as much as possible during ageing. They are using a very lightweight tractor to transport the grapes to the winery as gently as possible. This allows them to reach the pressoir completely intact, avoiding pre-fermentation oxidation and lowering the need for sulphur.!
RUPPERT LEROY
11, 12, 13... BRUT NATURE 2017
TASTING NOTE
A blend, comprised of mostly Chardonnay and smaller quantities of Pinot Noir, from all of the domaine’s parcels from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, … vintages. Elevage is in tank and perpetual blend using a solera process whereby the wine of each new vintage is added. Nose of grapefruit, sweet spices, cinnamon and nutmeg. Very good tension in the mouth with elegant mineral and long beautiful finish.
RUPPERT LEROY
LES COGNAUX BRUT NATURE 2017
TASTING NOTE
Les Cognaux is 100% Pinot Noir from a tiny halfhectare plot of grey Kimmeridgian marl. Elevage in tank and in barrels sur lie for 6 months, then 2 years in bottle sur lattes. The Champagne offers expressive aromas of raspberry and strawberry, floral notes of rose, peony, and stone fruit. Fresh and gourmand in the mouth with a nice tension. Very long mineral finish. Les Cognaux seamlessly marries crisp minerality with richness and complexity.
เล คุนยง ทำจากองุ่น ปิโนต์ นัวร์ 100% ปลูกบนแปลงขนาดเล็กประมาณ 0.5 เฮกแตร์ บนดินเหนียวปนหินปูนสีเทา Kimmeridgian marl ไวน์มีการ Elevage ในถังสแตนเลส และถังโอ๊ค (sur lie) เป็นเวลา 6 เดือน และใช้เวลาอยู่ในขวด (sur lattes) เป็นเวลาอีก 2 ปี แชมเปญให้กลิ่นเข้มข้นของราสเบอร์รี่ สตรอเบอร์รี่ ดอกกุหลาบ และดอกพีโอะนิ ในปาก สดชื่นและแอซิดดีเยี่ยม จบยาวด้วยมิเนอรัล เล คุนยง เป็นแชมเปญที่ผสมผสานมิเนอรัลสดชื่นกับความซับซ้อนของรสชาติได้อย่างไร้ที่ติ
RUPPERT LEROY
FOSSE GRELY BRUT NATURE 2017
TASTING NOTE
The lieu-dit of La Fosse Grely at an altitude of around 260m was where Bénédicte’s father first planted vines back in the 1980s. Surrounded by forest where fauna and flora thrive, the vines here are on a south to southwest facing slope in a thin layer (40cm) of red clay with lots of little stones and thick compacted limestone beneath. Aged for nine months in fûts and demi-muids, and then for 20 months ‘sur lattes’, like all of the Ruppert-Leroy champagnes there is a beautiful tension and feeling of controlled energy. You notice hints of black pepper on the nose, with citrus fruits and peach, biscuits and nuts, with subtle bitters, so long and so complex. No sulphur.
RUPPERT LEROY
PAPILLON BRUT NATURE NV
TASTING NOTE
This is the first parcel planted by Gerard Ruppert by massale selection. Topsoil is thick and predominately red clay and calcareous rock. All farming follows the lunar cycles and principles of biodynamic. All vineyard work is done by hand. The champagne is bottled without dosage and without sulfur. The production is extremely limited.
RUPPERT LEROY
MARTIN FONTAINE BRUT NATURE NV
TASTING NOTE
Martin-Fontaine is the all Chardonnay counterpart to Cognaux. The grapes come from vines grown on marl with a majority of white limestone. Elevage in barrels sur lie for 6 months, then 2 years in bottle ‘sur lattes’. The Champagne offers elegant and complex aromas of white pepper, white flowers, white fruit and ripe lemon. Good tension and a straightforward and powerful first attack, which finishes with finesse and a long beautiful minerality.
มาแตง ฟอนเทนเน่ ทำจาก ชาร์ดอเนย์ 100% ที่ปลูกอยู่บนดินเหนียวปนหินปูนซึ่งมีสีขาวเป็นหลัก ไวน์มีการ Elevage ในถังสแตนเลสและถังโอ๊ค (sur lie) เป็นเวลา 6 เดือน และใช้เวลาอยู่ในขวด (sur lattes) เป็นเวลาอีก 2 ปี แชมเปญให้กลิ่นซับซ้อนของ พริกไทยขาว ดอกไม้ขาว ผลไม้ขาว และเลมอนสุก ไวน์มีต้นพาเลทดีและแข็งแรง จบยาวสดชื่นด้วยมิเนอรัลสวยงาม
RUPPERT LEROY
ROSÉ BRUT NATURE NV
TASTING NOTE
A rosé Champagne from one of the most exciting new producers from Champagne in years, so much so that some fo the most difficult to book tables in Paris, such as Le Châteaubriand, Septime and Vivant, have fought to secure allocations of the miniscule production.