Champagne Jerome Prevost LC23 La Closerie

A blend of vineyards from around Prevost's home in Gueux. Pinot Meunier is the variety of choice. A new entry into the Prevost stable.

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Originally born out of necessity during the frost-ravaged 2017 season, the "Ampersand" cuvée has evolved into one of the most compelling chapters of the Prévost story. By securing négociant status, Jérôme was able to source fruit from his immediate neighbours in Gueux and Janvry - parcels sitting on the same Thanetian sands as his home site. Most of these vines are now tended by Jérôme’s own team, ensuring the fruit hits the winery with the same exacting standards as his estate labels.

The LC23 release is a blend of 80% from the 2023 vintage with 20% reserve wine, and it is easily the finest example of this bottling we’ve shipped. While the season required a brutal, grain-by-grain sorting regime to manage late disease pressure, the wine shows nothing but sheer class. It’s a return to a more overtly classical style - bright, pure, and tightly wound. 

The palate is fleshy yet powerful, giving the wine a serious, food-friendly architecture. It’s a sophisticated, cult Champagne that thrives alongside charcuterie or hard cheeses. With only 200 bottles making it to Australia, this is a rare chance to see Jérôme working at the absolute top of his game.

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Michel L.
Unique Pinot Meunière

I happened to share a a Main Ridge Pinot Meunière with great friends and decided to open this to compare.
Compelling Wild Strawberry gentle earth and complexity
One to pause , sip and share
This is special

200 bottles shipped. This is the fourth (and we think best) release of Prévost’s négociant-manipulant cuvée, which was born during the frost-ravaged 2017 season when Prévost applied (hastily and successfully) for NM status, two letters that allowed him to purchase the fruit from 0.4 hectares of vines owned by his neighbour in Les Béguines. This not only allowed Prévost to release a Les Béguines from 2017, but the deal also gave him access to a handful of other parcels in Gueux. The plots sit on the same Thanetian sands as Les Béguines, and a small plot in Janvry, on clay. Most of these vines are tended by Jérôme and his team, with the other parcels managed under close consultation by the vigneron, with Prévost deciding harvest dates.

We call this “La Closerie &” (after the red ampersand motif that adorns the label). This release is a blend of 80% from 2023 and 20% reserve wine. The winemaking is the same as the Estate label, with spontaneous fermentation and maturation in a mix of used barrels of all sizes, from 225 to 600 litres. Prévost doesn’t rack, filter or stabilise the wine before the secondary fermentation. After that, he gives the wine up to 18 months of bottle age before disgorging by hand, with negligible dosage. It’s a bright and pure and tightly wound release. Super fine and with the classical red fruits and hay notes of young Prévost. This is absolutely the finest example of this wine we have shipped and really reminds me of historical Les Béguines releases. Sheer class. Do not hesitate!

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Sparkling
Country France
Region Champagne
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Size 750ml
Closure Cork

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