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 lees during their first year, with no filtering or fining being carried out. The bottles are taken down into the coolness of the cellars and stacked on lattes; the second fermentation takes place and the maturation continues slowly for 7 more years.

Each bottle is disgorged by hand 12 months before being marketed. The dosage is only 2 g/L (extra brut).

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APPELLATION

AOC Champagne Grand Cru

PRODUCTION

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GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

ÂGE OF THE VINE

~50 years old on average (old vines planted in 1960 and 1970)

SOIL

Pure chalk (craie campanienne) with very thin topsoil

SIZE

~0.6 hectares

VITICULTURE

Biodynamic

VINEYARD’S ORIENTATION

South / South-East

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Côte des Blancs

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. In the early 20th century, Larmandier was famous not only for its Champagne but also for its Cramant Nature (still wine).

Since 1988, Pierre dedicates himself to the domain. No more chemicals from 1992, biodynamic and native yeasts since 1999, organic certification in 2003, long élevage on lees in barrels and foudres, are some of Pierre's decisive choices. In 2017, driven by the same conviction, Arthur Larmandier joins his parents on the estate, followed by his brother Georges in 2021.