Last Week's Tasting
Champagne - Legras and Haas with Jerome Legras
February 25, 2025
Jerome Legras was both down to earth and articulate, as were his wines.
Jerome Legras was both down to earth and articulate, as were his wines.
The most ordered wine was the very good 2012 Blanc de Blancs which we had omitted to list below. It was Excellent very good value at $110, Case $94
Based in Chouilly, the northern-most grand cru of Champagne’s Cote de Blancs, the Legras and Haas estate was founded by Francois Legras and wife Brigitte Haas in 1991. Today it is run by their sons Olivier, Rémi and Jérôme.
All the Legras & Haas Blanc de Blancs wines, from the non-vintage Brut to the vintage single-vineyard Les Sillons, are 100% estate-grown. For their compelling and lauded blends tier, including Intuition Brut, Brut Rosé, the family uses both estate fruit and grapes purchased from long-time partners in Aÿ and Leuvrigny. The Legras family act as stewards of their vines, respecting and maintaining the ecosystem so they may deliver dynamic wines that are aromatic, graceful and approachable in their youth and retain poise and freshness while developing complexity and depth with age.
Legras Champagne Intuition
The nose, both vinous and precise, is marked by a basket of white fruit with notes of peach, grape, kiwi, and an olfactory precision provided by cardamom. The mouth, with assertive bubbles, is tasty and full. The dosage, although generous, is perfect, supported by a fine bitterness. Gault yet Millau
$165, Sale $55
Legras Intuition Brut Rose
This rosé gives pride of place to fruit, with an uninhibited aromatic palette made of cotton candy, English candy, violet andraspberry. On the palate, the sharp bubbles draw a saline and palatable structure. Gault & Millau
Cassis, Pink Lady apple and citrus blossom aromas. The palate reveals maturity, deep plum, herb and strawberry notes, with great acidity and a beautiful, smoothly textured mousse. Lovely intensity and persistence. Decanter
$80, Sale 1$68, Magnums available
Legras Champagne Blanc de Blancs
With a very gastronomic dimension, this Chardonnay, built around citrus fruits, yellow fruits such as mirabelle plum and peach, is immediately indulging. With notes of yeast The substance is dense, full of sun, with sapid bubbles and a verygourmande finish. Gault & Millau
Charming with aromas of jasmine, dandelion and lily flowers. Lemon macaron and apple tart, a bit of autolytic character and ground almond richness. Composed, balanced and zesty with a pleasing texture. Satisfyingly spicy on the finish. Decanter
Very nice table champagne, broad, vinous, to the point of sensuality but truly "blanc de blancs" in its finesse and freshness.The finish gains in character with iodine notes and fine bitterness. Classic style but perfectly successful, which is not within just any winemaker’s ability. Bettane & Desseauve
$70, Sale $59
Legras Blanc De Blancs Les Sillons Grand Cru 2015
A single vineyard in Chouilly, the wines sees five years on the lees
Voluptuous nose of guava, Mirabelle plum, cotton candy and blossom. Delicious on the palate with a gentle mousse and fresh structure, chalky finish. Decanter
Although at its core, this is a dry Champagne, its aging has allowed it to smooth out to give a textured and ripe wine. The wine is impressive, complex and complete. Drink now. Wine Enthusiast
$150, Sale $128, Magnums available
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