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LAURENT LEQUART (LEFT), WITH KÉVIN SIBILLE, EXPORT AND
FRENCH TRADE MANAGER, WITH TWO INTERNS STUDYING FOR
A WINE AND SPIRITS MARKETING DEGREE
TASTING AT CHAMPAGNE LEQUART
Lequart. “Before the winemaking process, we focus on the grape varieties,
single-vineyard selections, soil typicity and then winemaking, going into
granular detail to promote and showcase unique labels. You have to be wellequipped
to succeed and need to devote some time to thinking about technical
conditions, starting with planting and expertise in winemaking and packaging,
whilst taking typicity into account. This is true of our Coeur de Cuvée, which
sports a label in stone as a nod to its minerality”. Among the extensive range,
a collection of outstanding mature vintages highlights the efforts poured into
crafting Pinot Meunier, which shows incredible ageing potential and is highly
appreciated.
CHAMPAGNE COLLERY: RICHNESS AND HARMONY
This superb Champagne house illustrates the beginnings of Champagne and
how far it has come along its journey to fame. Jules-Anatole Collery created
the brand in 1893. This pioneering winegrower was one of the first to conduct
a secondary fermentation and to market bottled wines in an era when selling
grapes was the norm. His innovative approach won him his first gold medal
in Paris in 1904, then enabled him to grow his business and produce Grands
Crus. “Our Champagnes are appetising, elegant, balanced and entirely unique”,
comments managing director Romain Lévêcque. “Each one of them epitomises
an iconic focus of Champagne winemaking. The Brut is the house’s exercise
in style; the Extra Brut underscores a particular interpretation of the role of
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