Larmandier-Bernier
2017 Terre de Vertus Brut Nature
BLEND | 100% Chardonnay
VINEYARDS |This vintage wine is from two plots in the Les Barillers lieux-dit, situated mid-slope in Vertus, facing south-east.
WINEMAKING | Wild yeast fermentation in old oak casks and large wooden foudre followed by lees aging with batonnage over the winter. Secondary fermentation and further aging on the lees for over five years. Disgorged 1 year prior to release. No dosage.
ALCOHOL | 12%
DOSAGE | Zero dosage
PRESS | 93 VIN
“The 2017 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Terre de Vertus 1er Cru is creamy, open-knit and quite seductive. Readers will find a generous, sensual Champagne with plenty of early appeal. Vinification and aging in oak softens the contours. Dried pear, crushed flowers, mint and chamomile build beautifully over time. This is a fine effort in a very challenging year. No dosage. Disgorged: May 2023.” - Antonio Galloni
PRESS | 93 WA
“The 2017 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Terre de Vertus, which derives from two east-facing plots within the same lieu-dit in Les Barillers, located mid-slope, imparts a very mineral, almost crystalline character. A vineyard that rarely produces powerful wines, even in the context of 2017, it has retained its personality, though it’s a little more generous and slightly less focused than the 2016 rendition. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of lemon peel, honeysuckle and oyster shell, it is medium-bodied, racy and saline-tinged and can be approached before the last year’s release. It was disgorged in May 2023."
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