Larmandier-Bernier
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192 Champagne 1er Cru AC NV Extra Brut
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
High quality bio-dynamic champagne from the premier cru village of Vertus (70%) and the grand crus of Avize, Chouilly and Oger (30%) in the Côtes des Blancs. Aged 60% in cuve (2006 vintage) and recent oak foudres for the reserve wines (2004 and 2005). 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. 5g/l dosage.
* Magnums are available
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193 Champagne 1er Cru AC Non-Dosé Terre de Vertus
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
Mid-slope, older vines on the best hillside of Vertus, are the source of this exquisite champagne. Made from the 2006 vintage, after a six month elevage sur lies fines (50% in recent foudres, a few barrels and the rest in cuve), it was bottled in April 2007 and disgorged in February 2009, at which point no dosage was added. Floral and racy, it is a superb expression of Vertus’ terroir. For drinking now to 2011.
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194 Champagne Grand Cru AC 2004 Extra Brut, Vieille Vigne de Cramant
Larmandier-BernierGrape:100% Chardonnay (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 than the Blanc de Blancs. 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 2012.
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199 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. 95 points from Robert Parker December 2009. Limited quantity.
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