Quite a mouthful of a name!
“Longitude” originates exclusively from the Chardonnay grapes grown on the C?te des Blancs: Vertus, Oger, Avize, Cramant. This non-vintage cuvre contains 40% of wines coming from our perpetual reserve begun in 2004.
Andrew Jefford – The New France
“Few growers’ ranges in Champagne are as consistently outstanding as that of Larmandier”
Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate
“Larmandier practices a non-interventionalist philosophy in the vineyards with an emphasis on low yields. A similar approach is taken in the cellar, where the wines are fermented with natural yeasts and bottled with low or no dosage in order to exalt the qualities of the sites the estate works with. The Larmandier-Bernier Champagnes are some of the purest and most utterly engaging wines being made in the region today. I can’t recommend them highly enough.”
The vineyards are biodynamically worked (almost unheard of in Champagne) and the average age of the vines is 35 years (most Champagne vineyards are considered 'old' and due for replanting at 25 years).