Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant 1.5L MAGNUM 2012 Disg. Sep 2021

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant is a grand cru Blanc de Blancs from old Cramant vines, in magnum and disgorged in September 2021.

Cramant is one of the grand crus of the Côte des Blancs, and both plots behind this cuvée sit in the heart of its south-east facing slopes on the flanks of the Butte de Saran. The wine was historically labelled Vieille Vigne de Cramant; only the name has changed, now taken from Bourron du Levant, planted in 1960, which supplies most of the fruit. The balance comes from half a hectare in the neighbouring lieu-dit Le Fond du Bâteau, where the vines are around 75 years old. Winemaking follows the pattern used across Larmandier's single-terroir wines: natural alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, twelve months in large Stockinger barrels, and no fining or filtration. This cuvée spends at least five years on lees, and closer to eight in this case, with dosage of only two grams per litre. Magnum is the format that suits it best, ageing the wine more slowly.

Ready now and good for a decade or more. Serve at 8–10°C in a white wine glass, with turbot, roast chicken or aged Comté.

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