Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Longitude Premier Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV 1.5L
Since the 19th century, the LARMANDIER family have been cultivating their vines in the premiers and grands crus of the Côte des Blancs. 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 situated on the Campanian chalk which is at the origin of the elegant mineral quality of Larmandier-Bernier Champagnes.
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Grands crus: Cramant, Avize, Oger and Premier cru: Vertus
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Grapes coming exclusively from our 45-acre estate
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BIO – Biodynamic viticulture for more than 20 years
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Exceptional terroir: outcropping Campanian chalk
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More than 90% of Chardonnay
The grapes are pressed gently, the juices are clarified very slightly and then go directly into wood. The natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeasts) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in the Stockinger casks and vats. The wines are matured on the natural lees during their first year, with no filtering or fining being carried out. The blending and the tirage are carried out in July. The bottles are taken down into the coolness of the cellars and stacked on lattes, the second fermentation takes place and maturation goes on for at least two more years. Each bottle is disgorged by hand 6 months before being marketed. The dosage is only 3g/l (extra brut!).
| Vintage | NV |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Chardonnay |
| Appellation | Côte des Blancs |
| Vineyard | Vertus |
| Sugar | 3.0g/L |
| Residual Sugar | 3 g/L |
| Alcohol | 12.50% |
| Volume | 1.5 liter |
| Country of Origin | FRANCE |
| State of Origin | N/A |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | Yes |
Disgorged in December 2018 and based on the 2015 vintage, the latest release of NV Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Longitude is showing very well indeed, opening in the glass with a classy and youthfully reserved bouquet of lemon oil, freshly baked bread, crisp yellow orchard fruit and wet chalk. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, elegantly textural and concentrated, with racy acids, terrific tension and a pinpoint mousse. This new disgorgement is especially harmonious and complete. Longitude is routinely one of the region’s finest values; indeed, along with Egly-Ouriet’s VP bottling, this is one of my two “house” Champagnes. - Wine Advocate, 93 pts
