{"id":6483,"date":"2021-03-26T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=6483"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:58:42","slug":"ruppert-leroy-champagne-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/ruppert-leroy-champagne-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruppert Leroy Champagne House Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know Maison Ruppert Leroy? Let us introduce you to this superb Champagne estate. Each cuv\u00e9e is more sparkling than the next. Discover this beautiful house with our guide! You can also see all our guides to the finest French wine estates:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where does this fine Champagne house come from?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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A new generation of winemakers set up shop in the Aube, a department on the southern border of the Champagne region. Their aim was to preserve the expression of terroirs by abandoning all kinds of indecent practices. This is the path that G\u00e9rard Ruppert<\/strong> and his daughter B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Leroy<\/strong> whose vines are planted according to biodynamic principles. The Ruppert-Leroy estate<\/strong> is located in the south of the appellation, near the village of Essoyes, far from Reims, and just 5 kilometers from Burgundy wine country.<\/span><\/p>\n

After completing his doctorate in philosophy in 1970, G\u00e9rard decided to work the land, starting out by raising sheep. In 1980, he decided to plant half a hectare of vines. Unlike most of his colleagues, he was already involved in organic farming. He sold the fruit of his labor to the local cooperative until his retirement. Today, his daughter and son-in-law have taken over the reins of the estate and make their own wines from four hectares. In recent years, the vineyard has been converted to organic farming. They remain in the cause of fervent advocates of the natural wine movement such as Jules Chauvet, Pierre Overnoy and Bertrand Gautherot de Vouette et Sorb\u00e9e. Thanks to the latter, they have relentlessly tested the means that might suit their own styles as winemakers. B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte and Emmanuel Leroy combine the quality of the wine with the quality of the grapes. For them, the most important thing is to preserve the health of the soils, and the authentic, healthy way in which they tend their vines. Before running the vineyard, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Ruppert and Emmanuel Leroy attended secondary school in Bar-sur-Aube. In 2009, they began managing the vineyards leased by the former's family from the commune of Essoyes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The new Ruppert-Leroy era<\/span><\/h2>\n

Under the guidance of Pierre Masson, they began practicing biodynamics the following year. Each of the lieux-dits is vinified individually in barrel, with no added sulfur and no blockage of malolactic fermentation. The purity of the fruit is present, with a creamy texture despite the absence of dosage. An already convincing quest for purity. Emmanuel Leroy and his wife B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Ruppert have moved to Essoyes, in the heart of a little-known area of the countryside where the limestone soils of the C\u00f4te des Bars meet the Chablisien and the true Avize. They began in 2009, with the few vines owned by B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte's parents. Having been gymnastics teachers in a previous life, they forgot the floor mats to devote themselves solely to wine production. For them, the important thing is to produce good, balanced wine without deficient grapes. Their entire estate is populated by trees, plants, cows and goats. The vegetable garden feeds the family, but more than 35 seedlings feed the vines. The couple go to great lengths to preserve their vines in accordance with biodynamic principles. The vineyard is aerated and cleared, and composts, decoctions and horn dung are made on site. This preparation contributes to the richness and quality of the soil. Through their work and determination, they transform a simple gesture in the soil into an artistic figure.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A prestigious vineyard for marvellous vintages<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The champagnes are naturally golden in color, the fruit of beautifully ripened grapes. The Cognaux show a beautiful expression, frank and juicy, of Pinot Noir with a long finish on the palate. Fosse Grely's Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are pure and precise. Papillon, a Pinot Noir from the red clay parcel La Fosse, gives a sensation of vinous sweetness, held together by fine bitters on the finish. On average, 25,000 bottles are distributed each year. The vineyard covers 3.8 hectares (2.7 hectares of red and 1.1 of white). The average age of the vines is 35 years, and harvesting is done by hand. Here's a glimpse of some of Ruppert-Leroy's finest cuv\u00e9es. This is the Ruppert-Leroy champagne guide <\/strong>:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Champagne Ruppert-Leroy cuv\u00e9es guide<\/span><\/h2>\n

Find the most famous champagnes of the House on our website. Visit Ruppert-Leroy bottles<\/strong> come directly from the estate and are available for immediate purchase, in stock and at the best price on Comptoir des Mill\u00e9simes. But before tasting, here's some valuable information about these little Champagne nuggets.<\/span><\/p>\n

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