Larmandier-Bernier : Vieille Vigne du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 2014

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for the Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 2014

Tasting

This vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne charms with its pure and delicate blend of aromatic intensity, precision, balance, and length.

Food and Wine Pairing

Ideal as an aperitif, this cuvée pairs beautifully with poultry and morel mushrooms or creamy dishes.

Aging Potential

Approachable today, this Champagne fully reveals its aromatic range after a minimum of two years in the cellar.

A Vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne of Rare Complexity and Precision

The Estate

Located in the terroir of the Côte des Blancs, the House of Champagne Larmandier-Bernier has been cultivating vines for more than 8 generations. Since 1988, Pierre Larmandier has headed the 18-hectare family estate with the ambition of producing exceptional cuvées that authentically express the purity of Champagne's terroirs.

Averaging 35 years of age, the vines have been farmed biodynamically for over 20 years, with total respect for the terroir. Abandoning chemical products, plowing the soil, using indigenous yeasts, and long lees aging in barrels and foudres are among the defining choices that give Larmandier-Bernier's cuvées a rare and singular minerality and expression of terroir.

The Wine

Larmandier-Bernier's Vieille Vigne du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs is crafted from an exceptional terroir in Champagne, located in Cramant with a southeast exposure. This eastern exposure, facing the sunrise, favors a rich aromatic palette and powerful grapes. Some of these old vines are over 80 years old, benefiting from deep root systems and a diversity of old vine stock—ideal conditions for giving this Champagne its singular complexity.

Winemaking and Aging

Gentle pressing followed by settling and barreling. Natural alcoholic fermentation, then malolactic fermentation in barrels and foudres, along with the initial lees aging period of 11 months. Following bottling, without blending with other years since this is a vintage cuvée, an additional aging period of at least 7 to 8 years takes place in the bottle within the cool cellars of the house. Disgorgement takes place 12 months before release. The dosage of this Extra Brut Champagne is 2 g/liter.

Blend

This 2014 vintage Champagne is 100% Chardonnay.