The goal at the House of Leclerc Briant is to create and market unique champagnes with an innovative style through a combination of meticulous attention to detail in both the vineyard and the winery, together with the utmost care of, and respect for, Mother Nature and the Terroirs.
It was Lucien Leclerc who, in 1872, with vineyards that were part of the dowry of his young wife Adèle, founded the Leclerc Estate in the village of Cumière...
The House of Leclerc Briant cultivates 10 hectares of vines which, for the most part, are in villages ranked as Premier Cru (Cumières, Hautvillers, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Bisseuil and Rilly la Montagne).
Grape supplies are supplemented by occasional purchases from a handful of loyal growers who are passionate about their work and committed to the family spirit and cardinal virtues of the House, Respect and Singularity.
Respect translates to app...
Hervé Jestin, an oenologist well-known in Champagne as a specialist in biodynamics, has been the consultant to the House of Leclerc Briant for many years.
Biodynamics provides an insight into the vibrations that pass between the cosmos, and microorganisms, between the vines and the wine; that in turn allows the creation of a harmonious environment…
Many years of work and careful observation have convinced Hervé that it is possible for ma...
Bertrand, the fourth generation of vine growers in the Leclerc family, was the first, in the late 1940s, to instil the spirit of organic farming in the family as well as in the vineyards, by adopting a way of life in Cumières that was very much in harmony with Nature.
Food came straight from the orchard and vegetable garden; medicines were made from plants in the garden and, of course, no herbicides, pesticides, or other such products whats...
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