Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant 1.5L MAGNUM 2013 Disg. Mar 2023

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant is a grand cru blanc de blancs from old Chardonnay vines in Cramant, offered here in magnum.

This cuvée was historically labelled Vieille Vigne de Cramant; nothing has changed except the name, which now refers to Bourron du Levant, the vineyard planted in 1960 that supplies most of the fruit. The balance comes from a half-hectare holding in the neighbouring terroir of Le Fond du Bâteau, where the vines are around 75 years old. Both plots lie at the heart of Cramant's southeast-facing slopes on the flanks of the Butte de Saran, catching the first morning sun and giving ripe, layered fruit, while the deep root systems of the old vines draw density from the chalk. Winemaking follows the pattern of Larmandier-Bernier's single-terroir wines: spontaneous fermentation and malolactic conversion, twelve months in large Stockinger casks and no filtration. This bottling then spends at least eight years on lees, and this release was disgorged with 2 g/L dosage.

Drinking well now and with the reserves to hold for a decade in magnum; serve at 8°C with oysters, roast crayfish or aged comté.

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