BLEND | 100% Chardonnay
VINEYARDS | From the oldest estate Grand Cru vineyards in the village of Cramant - in the lieu-dit Bourron du Levant - these vines range from 50-70 years of age.
WINEMAKING |Fermented using natural yeasts in a combination of Stockinger vat (50%) and 228-liter and 500-liter barrels and left on the lees during the winter. Secondary fermentation and further aging on the lees for over seven years.
PRESS | 95 WA “The most flamboyant, muscular wine in the cellar this year is the 2015 Blanc de Blancs Vieille Vigne du Levant. Produced from two old-vine plots (one planted in 1962 and the other in the late 1930s) of east-facing vines within the Bourron du Levant lieu-dit in Cramant and matured in a combination of Stockinger vat (50%) and 228-liter and 500-liter barrels, it’s full of pastry-forward notes mingling with ripe citrus, walnut and pear. Full-bodied and enveloping, it’s the most powerful rendition since 2012. Layered and with old-vine concentration and succulent yet vibrant acidity, this is a wine of controlled richness, concluding with an expansive, mineral-laced finish informed by its chalk subsoil (under a thin layer of clay). Originally known as Vieille Vigne de Cramant, this was the first single-vineyard Champagne created by Pierre Larmandier in 1988, and it has maintained a strong record since."
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