Curious things at Champagne Leclerc Briant, Epernay

Champagne Leclerc Briant is a peculiar champagne house. They are indeed biodynamic, but many are. But they do many other strange or unusual things. Making champagne in a gold plated stainless steel barrel? Yes. Lying-down terracotta eggs? Yes. Transparent glas spheres for fermentation? Yes. Ageing the wines 60 m under the sea (shouldn’t that be “under the sea surface”?)? Yes. But they are not shy of technology, shiny tanks. The latest fancy PAI grape press… But most importantly, they make delicious champagnes.