Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Latitude Blanc de Blancs NV (Base 20. Disg. Feb 2023) rias-biaxas including some whole bunches

including some whole bunches

After delicate fermentation

100% estate grown hand harvested Chardonnay matured in traditional style in French oak with lees contact and regular battonage

lemon rind and talc lead to a balanced textural wine

A bouquet of black pepper and cinnamon followed by blackberry and dark chocolate

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Latitude Blanc de Blancs NV (Base 20. Disg. Feb 2023) rias-biaxas including some whole bunchesDisgorged February 2023. Latitude is 100% Cte des Blancs Chardonnay from vineyards on the southern side of Vertus. These vineyards are on roughly the same latitude, hence the name, which also hints at the breadth of texture the wines from these sites (having more clay in the soil) tend to offer. In the cellar, Larmandier uses mostly large format casks (almost all the wood now comes from Stockinger in Austria). Fermentation and malolactic conversion