Marc Hebrart Champagne Special Club 2020 Brut 1er Cru

- 93 Punkte Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Yohan Castaing (10/2024): „A blend of 50% Pinot Noir from the commune of Mareuisur-Aÿ, 15% Pinot Noir sourced from Louvois grand cru and 35% Chardonnay from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Chouilly, the 2020 Brut Premier Cru Special Club Millesime offers up aromas of lemon oil, lime, verbena, herbs and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, textured and structured, it has good freshness and is enhanced by a charming, delicate mid-palate, concluding with a saline, tense and ethereal finish. Dosage: five grams per liter. 2024-2040“
Jean-Claude Hébrart leads the house founded by his father, who bottled his first Champagnes in 1962 with just three barrels of production. Now, Jean-Claude manages 17 hectares of vineyards spread across 80 parcels in 11 different villages, with the majority of the vineyards located in Aÿ. He sources grapes for 25% of the production. Hébrart practices precise viticulture, using the Chablis pruning method (which he believes benefits the Chardonnay), working the soils and tillage between rows throughout the estate, and avoiding sowing. His Champagnes showcase vinous, incisive and saline textures, focusing on bright, crystalline characters.

Bewertung für den Jahrgang 2018:
- 93 Punkte, VINOUS, Antonio Galloni (11/2023): „The 2018 Brut Spécial Club 1er Cru is forwerd, elegant and very easy to like. Bake dapple tart, spice, vanillin, candied lemon peel and tangerine oil all grace this soft, charming Spécial Club. The 2018, a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, looks like a near and medium-term drinking offering, so I would not push my luck on aging. Dosage is 4-6 grams per liter.  Disgorged: April 14, 2022!“ Drinking Window: 2023-2032“

- 93 Punkte WINESPECTATOR: „A fresh, harmonious Champagne, with a lacy texture and a minerally underpinning, revealing ripe cherry and Gala apple fruit layered with candied ginger, toast point, oyster shell and blanched almond notes. This would be a fine aperitif, but there's a bit more focus and depth to it, recommending it to pairing with food or cellaring. Disgorged April 2022. Drink now through 2033.“

- 93 Punkte MEININGERS SOMMELIER (Ausgabe 4/2023): „handwerkliche Art, Pistazie, leicht rauchig, Zitrusschalen, Fenchelsaat, Salicornes, deutlich Holz, etwas Vanille; stoffig, leichte Süße, die sich mit Extrakt verbindet, feine Perlage“