Wine Advocate-Parker : The 2009 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant is showing very well, wafting from the glass with aromas of lemon oil, orange, English walnuts, drawn butter and dried white flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, vinous and sapid, with a pinpoint mousse, excellent concentration and broad shoulders, underpinned by incisive but ripe acids and concluding with a long, saline finish. As Larmandier-Bernier followers will know, this bottling hails from a parcel of old vines--between 50 and 70 years old--in the lieu-dit Bourron du Levant in Cramant and matures for a year in barrels, large and small, before spending another seven or eight years sur lattes. It's typically the richest, most powerful wine in the cellar.
Champagne
Alcool
12.5
Encépagement
Chardonnay (Blanc de Blancs)
Vin liquoreux
Non
Environnement
Vins respectueux de la nature
Pays
France
Mention qualité
AOC
Région
Champagne
Appellation
Champagne
Couleur
Blanc
Producteur
Larmandier-Bernier
Sucrosité
Extra Brut
Classement
Grand cru
Parker
95
Allergènes
Contient des sulfites
En promotion
Non
Buvabilité
A boire maintenant (jusqu'à 2 ans) / A boire dans les 8 ans / A boire entre 8 et 15 ans / A conserver au-delà de 15 ans