Good Champagnes conform to the rules.
Really great Champagnes often break them.
MAISON LARMANDIER-BERNIER
Organically grown grands crus, crafted with precision and patience, healthy, mature grapes for pure, mineral, authentic wines.
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La Maison
The LARMANDIERs have been contributing to the reputation of Côte des Blancs Champagnes for 8 generations.
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The Wines
Having been biodynamically produced for more than 20 years, the wines are the unique expression of great terroirs: they are pure, mineral and complex.
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Know-How
Proceeding from biodynamic viticulture to subtle dosage, with natural fermentation on the way, the know-how of the winegrowers, Pierre and Arthur, offers the terroir a rare opportunity to express itself freely and to the full.
22 March 2019
Sparkle joy: my love affair with champagne
There is no happier noise than the popping of a cork Spring is a critical moment in the life cycle of every wine region. It’s the season of bud break and flowering, when you get the first, fragile inkling of the vintage that’s to come. (…) I ’m not one of those people who pooh-poohs […]
7 March 2019
New vintage, new label!
Happy to announce the release of our 2012 Chemins d’Avize ! Originating from our two vieilles vignes vineyards in the heart of Avize and the latest of special Champagnes, this distinguished cuvée should be tasted on “alone together” occasions ….
13 February 2019
14 février, 14 champagnes rosés
En couple ou célibataire, que vous l’aimiez ou que vous la détestiez, c’est aujourd’hui la Saint-Valentin et vous n’y échapperez pas. Pour ne pas être pris de sueur froide au moment de choisir le champagne qui va magnifier le dîner (ou le plateau télé) que vous avez préparé avec amour, voici 14 beaux champagnes rosés […]
6 February 2019
Théorie de la bulle carrée
(Anselme Selosse) avait compris que le champagne, ce n’étaient pas seulement des bulles et un goût de brioche. C’était du vin. Pour apprendre à s’en souvenir, Anselme invitait ses hôtes à oublier les étiquettes dorées, les noms connus, les flacons produits par dizaines de millions. Il racontait la peine des hommes qui travaillaient leurs sols […]
9 January 2019
Biodynamic Champagne – A Breed Apart
Producers in every wine region around the world will tell you that they work with grapes that are farmed in environmentally safe ways. There are many wines today that are produced from organically grown grapes, or are the byproducts of sustainable agriculture. The exact definitions of these terms vary from country to country, and can […]