2007 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Signé François, Blanc de Blancs, VV, GC

2007 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Signé François, Blanc de Blancs, VV, GC

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2007 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Signé François, Blanc de Blancs, VV, GC

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Sharing a name and village (Vertus) with the magnificently fashionable House Larmandier-Bernier in Champagne does not seem to have posed too many problems for Mme Larmandier of Champagne Guy Larmandier (one has not dared to enquire yet as to her Christian name) and her son François. Their Champagnes have a very distinct personality – floral, generous and wonderfully elegant.

A star wine at our inaugural Grower Champagne tasting, this is the “deluxe” cuvée from our friends at Guy Larmandier; I put deluxe in inverted commas because the price is far from deluxe, despite the incredible quality of the wine. The quintessence of Grand Cru Cramant, the 2007 boasts honeysuckle and nectarine on the nose, re-joined by a delicious, richly textured palate and an elegant, almost ethereal finish.

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Champagne Guy Larmandier

Champagne Guy Larmandier

Sharing a name and village (Vertus) with the magnificently fashionable La Maison Larmandier Bernier  in Champagne does not seem to have posed too many problems for Mme Larmandier of Champagne Guy Larmandier (one has not dared to enquire yet as to her Christian name) and her son François.

Their champagnes have a very distinct personality, with most of the vineyards in fact located a little to the north of Vertus in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant and Chouilly. The wines capture the essence of the ‘Cramant style’ that is to say they are floral, generous and wonderfully elegant.

Their champagnes include a Blanc de Blancs NV, a pure old school expression of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay, floral, rounded and wonderfully complete, as well as a Cramant Prestige that showcases the quality of  its Grand Cru Cramant  provenance.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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