The natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeasts) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in the Stockinger wooden vats and casks. The wines are matured on the natural lees during their first year, with no filtering or fining being carried out.

The bottling takes place at the end of July and there is no blending with other years – this is a vintage Champagne – or with other terroirs – this is a single-parcel cuvée.

The bottles are taken down into the coolness of the cellars. The second fermentation takes place and maturation ‘on laths’ goes on for at least 5 more years. Each bottle is disgorged by hand 12 months before being marketed. This wine is zero dosage (no sugar added) so as to respect throughout its purity.

Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus

Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus

APPELLATION

AOC Champagne Premier Cru

PRODUCTION

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GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

ÂGE OF THE VINE

~40 to 50 years old on average

SOIL

Shallow chalk soil with a highly saline mineral profile

SIZE

~1.5 to 2 hectares

VITICULTURE

Biodynamic

VINEYARD’S ORIENTATION

South / Mid-slope

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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.