Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne du Levant Grand '13

The historic "house" has the particularity and uniqueness of having vineyards not only around Vertus (the village in which they are based) but in most of the leading villages of the Cote de Blanc including Cramant and Avize. For the sensational Vieille Vigne du Levant, the grapes after gentle pressing and clarification of the juice are transferred to Stockinger oak barrels where fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts. The base wine remains on the lees for a year without filtering or clarification. This particular champagne is dated and single vineyard so there is no blending with other vintages or vineyards in the base wine. After the second fermentation in the cellar, the wine will remain with the lees in the bottle for a full 9 years. The removal of sediment from the bottle is manual and the dosage added is minimal (2 g/l). With the excellent biodynamic management of their vineyards, Larmandier-Bernier achieve perfect ripeness in the grapes so that they minimize the dosage (adding sweetness for balance) which often makes the champagnes heavier or takes them away from the pure capture of the terroir. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)