Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant 1.5L MAGNUM 2013 Disg. May 22

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne du Levant is the cuvée formerly labelled Vieille Vigne de Cramant, renamed for the vineyard that supplies most of its fruit, and offered here in magnum.

The bulk of the wine comes from Bourron du Levant, planted in 1960, with the balance from a half-hectare holding of 75-year-old vines in the neighbouring Le Fond du Bâteau. Both plots lie at the heart of Cramant's south-east-facing slopes on the flanks of the Butte de Saran, catching the first sun of the morning, and the deep root systems of the old vines combine with the grand cru chalk to give a wine of unusual density for the village. Winemaking follows the pattern used across the estate's single-terroir wines: spontaneous fermentation and malolactic conversion, 12 months in large Stockinger barrels and no filtration. This cuvée is then held at least eight years on lees in bottle, and this release was disgorged with 2 g/L dosage.

Approachable now and capable of long ageing, particularly in this format. Serve at around 8°C with roast poultry, lobster or a mature hard cheese.

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