Larmandier Bernier 'Longitude' Bl De Bl Champagne Brut Nv
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LBCHNVNV14 UCAU
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"It has superb line and length, is fine and vivid and lively." Huon Hooke
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"Simply put, this is gorgeous juice" - Antonio Galloni
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Top premier cru Champagne at a price so modest!
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1 or more bottles$149.99
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"The Larmandier-Bernier Champagnes are some of the purest and most utterly engaging wines being made in the region today. I can't recommend them highly enough." - Antonio Galloni.
"Bready, complex, mature bouquet, but bright and fresh as well. Very rich, deep, mouth-filling flavour, lively acidity. Fresh and bright, a more linear style than the Latitude. It has superb line and length, is fine and vivid and lively. A joyous wine." - 95 points, Huon Hooke
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Critic Scores & reviews
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Huon Hooke
95"Bready, complex, mature bouquet, but bright and fresh as well. Very rich, deep, mouth-filling flavour, lively acidity. Fresh and bright, a more linear style than the Latitude. It has superb line and length, is fine and vivid and lively. A joyous wine. (East-facing slopes. 2012 base with 40% reserve wines. Min 2 years on lees. Disgorged Sept '16. 4 g/l dosage)"
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Roger Voss
93"Very mineral in style, a blend of Chardonnay from Avize, Cramant and Vertus. Crisp, dry, tight and packed with citrus. It's an impressively mineral wine, bringing out all the character of the chalk soil of Champagne's Côte des Blancs."
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Antonio Galloni
91"The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru is elegance personified. Smoke, minerals, chalk and pears emerge as this generous yet subtle wine opens up in the glass. Sweet floral notes develop with air, but minerality is this wine's calling card, particularly on the finish, which is incredibly elegant and refined. Simply put, this is gorgeous juice. The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru is 60% 2005 wine, with the addition of 40% reserve wines from 2004 and 2002. Though labeled premier cru, only the fruit from Vertus is premier, all of the fruit from Cramant, Avize and Oger is grand cru. This bottling was aged in stainless steel and bottled with 4 grams of dosage. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2013."
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France
Wine is being produced throughout France and has been done for over 2,500 years with certain Châteaux dating their history back to Roman times, around 6th Century BC. Ranking second in the world in per-capita consumption and first in total production quantity. More so than the overall quantity of wine is the quantity of truly great wines coming out of France makes the nation the envy of wine-making nations worldwide.
Two concepts pivotal to the higher end French wines, in particular, are the idea of 'terroir' and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system. Terroir refers to the way the geography, geology and climate find their way into the glass, telling a story of the origin of the wine. The AOC was set up in 1935 and has the primary goal of protecting the authenticity of the wines and the livelihoods of the producers. Appellation rules strictly define which varieties of grapes and winemaking practices are approved for classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or in some cases, like in Burgundy even specific vineyards.
Classic wine regions in France include Champagne (home of Champagne), Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot), Alsace (Aromatic varietals), Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc, Crémant) and the Rhône Valley (Syrah, Grenache Mourvedre)
The Bordeaux classification of 1855 is still in use, as is the Sauternes and Barsac Classification of the same year. Wines from certain regions can be bought En Primeur, which is when the wine is sold prior to it being bottled.
Champagne
Champagne is a wine region to the north-east of Paris where wine has been grown since the Romans first planted in the 5th century and the region is most well known for the sparkling wine that goes by the regions name.
Champagne is made from 3 grapes. The two red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and the white grape Chardonnay. All three are commonly blended though a ‘blanc de blanc’ meaning ‘white from white’ indicates that only Chardonnay was used. Conversely a ‘blanc de noir’ or ‘white from black’ indicates that the two red grapes were used.
A common misconception is that Champagne was invented by Dom Pérignon. Although this is not the case, he made considerable contributions to the quality and production methods used in the region. The very first bottles of Champagne were created by accident, and coined ‘the devil’s wine’ for all the popping corks. Sparkling wine in Australia was referred to as Champagne but this practise has long been disallowed.
Methode Champenoise is the traditional method by which Champagne is produced and if you see Millisime on a bottle, it represents the fact that the wine comes from a particular vintage rather than being blended, which is the more common practice.
Icons such as Dom Pérignon and Kristal are world reknowned, but we find as much pleasure in the smaller Champagne houses such as Gosset and Jacquinot. Magnums are perfect for the festive occasions and half bottles are also available.
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About the brand Larmandier Bernier
Champagne is a labor of love for Pierre and Sophie Larmandier. They discuss each bottle as though it were a child and keep children in mind, as their ethos is to respect the environment to ensure its health for future generations. The property has been in PierreÕs family since the French Revolution. With vineyards throughout the C™te des Blancs and surrounds, the wineryÕs holdings total fifteen hectares under vine. The biodynamically worked vineyards could be considered old by Champagne standards, as the average vine age is 35 years. The Larmandier-Bernier approach is unique to Champagne; while most producers attempt to create a homogenous blend, their non-conformist attitude is as refreshing as their wines: Òour priority is always the same: to allow the terroir to express itself.ÓIn the winemaking process, low yields contribute to flavor concentration. Hand picked in the vineyards and gently pressed in the winery, each parcel is vinified separately using natural yeasts. The following spring, they taste each parcel repeatedly in order to decide which crus to blend (or not) in order to honor that wineÕs terroir.
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