Larmandier-Bernier
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212 Champagne 1er Cru AC NV Extra-Brut
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay BdeB (12.5% alc.)
High quality bio-dynamic champagne from the 1er cru village of Vertus (70%) and the grand crus of Avize, Chouilly and Oger (30%). Aged 60% in cuve (2007 vintage) and recent oak foudres for the reserve wines (2005 and 2006). All elegance, it has a gorgeous nose, with a hint of brioche, and dances over the palate with a silky, light touch, leaving a long, mouthwatering, mineral aftertaste. 4g/l dosage.
* Magnums are available
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213 Champagne 1er Cru AC Non-Dosé Terre de Vertus
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay BdeB (12.5% alc.)
Mid-slope, older vines on the best hillside of Vertus, are the source of this exquisite champagne. Made from the 2007 vintage, after a seven month elevage sur lies fines (50% in recent foudres, a few barrels and the rest in cuve), it was bottled in April 2008 and disgorged in May 2010, at which point no dosage was added. Floral and racy, with notable energy, it is a superb expression of Vertus’ terroir. For drinking now to 2012.
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214 Champagne Grand Cru AC 2006 Extra-Brut, Vieille Vigne de Cramant
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay BdeB (12.5% alc.)
Pierre’s top champagne comes from very old vines (48 to 75 years) with a southeastern aspect in the beautiful hilltop village of Cramant (where the 50cm of topsoil is richer than Vertus). Aged 50% in cuve and 50% in two to five year old barrels, it naturally has a touch more weight and depth of fruit. It is an exquisite champagne with a rarely matched balance and finesse (just 2g/l of dosage), chalky depths of flavour and great length. Limited quantity. For drinking now to 2013.
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215 Champagne Rosé 1er Cru AC Extra-Brut Rosé de Saignée
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Pinot Noir (12.5% alc.)
This rosé is made from macerating old vine pinot noir on their skins for two days - over 90% of rosé champagne are made by blending white wine with red wine. The rosé de saignée method demands that the grapes are ripe – never any problems with Larmandier-Bernier vines – and then gives a rosé which is more akin to a mid-weight red burgundy with real pinot character and only 3g/l of dosage.
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