Champagne David Leclapart L’Aphrodisiaque Premier Cru 2018

Champagne David Léclapart L’Aphrodisiaque LV.18 is a limited-production Premier Cru Champagne made from 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir, based entirely on fruit from the 2018 harvest. The grapes come from the Pierre Saint-Martin parcel in Trépail, a Premier Cru village on the eastern side of the Montagne de Reims.

Unlike Léclapart’s predominantly pure-Chardonnay cuvées, L’Aphrodisiaque combines Chardonnay’s energy and chalky precision with the additional breadth, fruit weight, and structure of Pinot Noir. The cuvée is not necessarily produced every year, making it one of the domaine’s rarer and more distinctive expressions.

The base wines were spontaneously fermented and matured in oak barrels, with malolactic fermentation completed. The Champagne was bottled with minimal intervention and finished as Brut Nature or Pas Dosé, with no added dosage. LV.18 identifies the 2018 base harvest, and one documented release was disgorged in March 2023.