2006 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Cramant, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

2006 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Cramant, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

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2006 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Cramant, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

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The 2006 Cramant has a delightful nose of apple charlotte, almond and praline; the palate underlines the elegance for which this famous Grand Cru village is famous, with citric freshness, an exuberant mousse and a fantastically refreshing finish. Gently buttery with a soft and almost tropical core this outstanding example comes from the Vertus scion of the Larmandier family and rehearses all the virtues of the finest Champagne.
Simon Field MW, Champagne Buyer

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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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Blanc de Blancs

Blanc de Blancs

In Champagne, the term Blanc de Blancs designates Champagnes made only from Chardonnay grapes. The vineyards located between Cramant and Mesnil-sur-Oger in Cote de Blancs yield the best examples of the style.

A classic Blanc de Blancs is restrained and elegant when young, yet with ageing it develops a mouth-coating brioche richness that overlays an intense expression of fruitiness. Blanc de Blancs are endowed with longer ageing potential than a typical Blanc de Noirs.

Recommended Producers: Salon, Billecart Salmon, Jacques Selosse, Dom Ruinart, Krug, Le Mesnil Grand CruGuy Larmandier

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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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