CHAMPAGNE LARMANDIER-BERNIER 'Vieille Vigne du Levant' Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2014
Sparkling
2014
Champagne
Champagne
Chardonnay
Biodynamic
Tasting Notes & Ratings
Grape
100% Chardonnay
Type of Champagne
Blanc de Blancs
Dosage
2gr/l
Tasting notes
This is not just a Champagne—it’s a gastronomic wine. Best enjoyed as an aperitif, or alongside poultry with morels and creamy dishes, this cuvée demands time to express its full power, complexity, and exceptional length. A few years of cellar aging are highly recommended, with the potential to age gracefully for a decade or more.
Expert Ratings
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 95/100.
Disgorged in March 2023, the newly released 2014 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant unwinds in the glass with aromas of crisp stone fruit, freshly baked bread, white flowers, buttery pastry and clear honey. Full-bodied, pillowy and chiseled, with a sweet core of fruit, tangy acids and a penetrating, electric finish, it's a terrific success. - WK
About the Winery
Larmandier-Bernier numbers among the Côte de Blanc's—and Champagne's—finest estates. Based in Vertus, the Larmandier family farm organically and harvest late, vinifying the resulting wines in wood. The result is vinous, elegantly muscular Champagnes that are concentrated but precise. In a region that still produces far too many meager, brittle wines, Larmander-Bernier reminds us of the plenitude and texture of which great Champagne is capable.
As remarkable for their consistency as their quality, any wine that bears this family’s label is well worth seeking out.