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 lees during their first year, with no filtering or fining being carried out.
The bottling takes place end of July. There’s no blending with other years – this is a vintage Champagne – and no blending with other terroirs – this is a single-parcel Champagne.
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 9 more years. Each bottle is disgorged by hand 12 months before being marketed. The dosage is very discreet so as to appreciate better this well-balanced and extremely long cuvée (2 g/l).
Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne du Levant
APPELLATION
AOC Champagne Grand Cru
PRODUCTION
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GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay
ÂGE OF THE VINE
60 to over 85 years old
SOIL
Pure chalk (craie campanienne) with extremely thin topsoil
SIZE
~1 hectare
VITICULTURE
Biodynamic
VINEYARD’S ORIENTATION
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.

