CHAMPAGNE LARMANDIER-BERNIER 'Vieille Vigne du Levant' Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2014

Wine Region: Champagne - France

Terroirs: Avize

Grape: Chardonnay (100%)

Color: White Champagne

Type of Champagne: Blanc de Blancs

Dosage: 2gr/l

Farming: Certified Biodynamic

Tasting notes: "This is a Champagne which should be tasted for its own qualities as an aperitif, to accompany poultry with morels, and this cuvée will happily stand its ground with dishes cooked in cream. It must be allowed time to open up, so that you can appreciate its power, complexity and exceptional length. It should be kept for two years (it will gain in depth) and much longer, even, if that’s how you like it." -Champagne Larmandier-Bernier

Expert Rating: 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.