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Champagne Xavier Leconte

Champagne house in Troissy, Vallée de la Marne.

Village
Troissy
Region
Vallée de la Marne
Founded
1870
Cuvées in the guide
11

Xavier​‌​ Leconte is a family house in Troissy, in the hamlet of Bouquigny in the Vallée de la Marne, where a passion for wine has passed from father to son for six generations. The house traces its origins to 1870, when Onésime Leconte brought wine-growing into the family. In 1980 Xavier Leconte, the fifth generation, began his career as a grower: he had the soils analysed, enlarged the vineyard, planted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir alongside the existing Meunier and built his own press and cuverie. Today he works with his son Alexis.

Vineyards The vineyard consists of some forty small plots in Troissy, Dormans, Mareuil-le-Port, Vandières and Aÿ, with very different subsoils. The picking order is set by the ripeness of the grapes. Like his grandfather Aimé, Alexis bases his work in vineyard and cellar on the lunar cycles.

Method The grapes are vinified 25% in barrels and 75% in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; the single-plot cuvées are vinified in oak only. Reserve wines are kept in foudres.

Champagnes

Cuvées by Xavier Leconte

Xavier Leconte Cœur d'Histoire Brut
Blanc de Noirs · Brut · 100% Meunier
Historic Meunier cuvée from Troissy and Dormans with 50% reserve wine aged in foudres.
Xavier Leconte Cœur d'Histoire Demi-Sec
Blanc de Noirs · Demi-Sec · 80% Meunier, 20% Pinot Noir
Fresh, fruity demi-sec with one-third reserve wines, for dessert.
Xavier Leconte L'Héritage de Xavier Brut
Brut
Cuvée from the Traits d'Union collection.
Xavier Leconte L'Intuition d'Alexis Brut
Brut
Parcel-based cuvée from the Traits d'Union collection.
Xavier Leconte Le Charme d'Anaïs Brut
Brut
Parcel-based cuvée from the Traits d'Union collection.
Xavier Leconte Le Clos de Poiloux Extra Brut
Extra Brut
Parcel cuvée from the Scellés de Terroirs range, vinified in oak.
Xavier Leconte Les Cotéas Extra Brut
Extra Brut
Parcel cuvée from the Scellés de Terroirs range, vinified in oak.
Xavier Leconte Les Reflets de Sylvie Brut Nature
Brut Nature
Brut nature from the Traits d'Union collection.
Xavier Leconte Saignée 2 Terroirs Brut
Rosé · Brut
Saignée rosé from the Scellés de Terroirs range.
Xavier Leconte Secret de Femme Brut
Rosé · Brut · 80% Meunier, 12% Pinot Noir, 8% Chardonnay
Blended rosé with red wine macerated 10 days and aged a year in barrel.
Xavier Leconte Signature du Hameau Brut
Blend · Brut · 80% Meunier, 15% Pinot Noir, 5% Chardonnay
Troissy blend vinified in tank and barrel, with 40% reserve wine.

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