Larmandier Bernier Champagne Old Vine of the Rising Sun Grand Cru Extra-brut White from Whites 2013 Magnum 150cl
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- Serving temperature: 7-9°C
- Conservation: 15 years and more
Technical characteristics
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Domaine: Champagne Larmandier-Bernier
- Cuvée: Old Vine of the Levant Grand Cru Extra-brut Blanc de Blancs
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Country: France
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Appellation: AOC Champagne premier cru
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Region: Champagne
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Color: White
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Type: Brut, Dry
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Vintage: 2013
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Grapes : 100% Chardonnay
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Terroirs: Côte des blancs, Vertus
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Dosage: Brut Nature: 0g/l
- Format: Magnum
ABOUT THE CUVÉE
100 % Chardonnay, a single terroir and a single year!
BREEDING
The grapes are gently pressed and the juices very lightly settled before being directly put into barrels. Natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeasts) and malolactic fermentation occur spontaneously in the barrels and Stockinger casks. The wines are aged on natural lees for the first year without filtration or fining.
Bottling takes place at the end of July without blending with other years – it is a vintage – and without blending with other terroirs – it is a parcel.
The bottles are lowered into the coolness of the cellars where the second fermentation and aging on lees take place quietly for at least 5 additional years. Each bottle is manually disgorged 6 months before marketing.
This wine is non-dosed (no added sugar) to respect its purity until the end.
IN THE HEART OF THE CÔTE DES BLANCS
The LARMANDIER-BERNIER estate is located on the terroirs of the Côte des Blancs, in the heart of the Champagne vineyard.
Since the 19th century, the LARMANDIER family has been cultivating the vine on the first and grand crus of the Côte des Blancs. The chalk is the keystone of these great terroirs.
Indeed, among the different production areas of the Champagne appellation, only the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs are on the Campanian chalk that gives the beautiful minerality of Larmandier-Bernier champagnes.
- Grand crus: Cramant, Avize, Oger and 1er cru Vertus
- Grapes exclusively from our 18 ha vineyard
- ORGANIC – Biodynamic for over 20 years
- Exceptional terroir: exposed Campanian chalk
- More than 90% Chardonnays
- Old vines, average age 35 years
BIODYNAMIC VITICULTURE!
Preservation of the heritage of old vines, 0% pesticides
NATURAL AGING
Indigenous yeasts and extended aging on lees in barrels and large casks for 11 months.
LITTLE INTERVENTION
Pure wines: no filtration or fining, little or no dosage.