When approaching Vertus, a village nestling in the
heart of the
Côte des Blancs, where the Duval-Leroy family home has existed since
1859, we fly over part of the 150 hectares vineyard run by this family business.
This independent supply, on a scale
rarely found in Champagne, provides one quarter of the company¹s annual grape
requirement. A major asset, it guarantees the quality and consistency of
Duval-Leroy champagne.
The delicate balance of three grape varieties give the wine all of its
characteristics,
but because we are in the Côte de Blancs, Chardonnay predominates.
At Duval-Leroy, more than 35 people
manage the vineyard all year round, giving each vine the
attention and loving care that it needs. For the harvest, 350 grape pickers join
the permanent
staff for the major event in the wine grower¹s calendar. The in-house presses
receive the grapes
as they are picked along with those purchased from other growers.
Three
varieties plays a subtle role in the composition of the wines, giving
them their most noticeable characteristics:
Delicacy, freshness, elegance...
Three qualities that the generous Chardonnay
grape, the premier grape variety of the Côte des Blancs brings to the wine.
Power
and robustness...The
secret input of the Pinot Noir variety.
Fruity...
the very quintessence of the robust Meunier vine.
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