The grapes are pressed gently, the juices are clarified very slightly and then go directly into wood. The natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in Stockinger wooden vats and casks.

The wines are matured on their lees during the first year with no filtering or fining. The blending and the bottling are carried out at the end of July.

The bottles are then taken down into the coolness of the cellars, where the second fermentation and the maturation "on laths" quietly take place during 3 more years. Each bottle is disgorged by hand 6 months before being marketed. The dosage is 2 g/l.

Larmandier-Bernier Longitude

Larmandier-Bernier Longitude

APPELLATION

AOC Champagne Premier Cru

PRODUCTION

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GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

ÂGE OF THE VINE

~35 to 40 years old on average

SOIL

Very thin topsoil with virtually exposed pure Campanian chalk

SIZE

6 to 7 hectares

VITICULTURE

Biodynamic

VINEYARD’S ORIENTATION

East and 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.