Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs 2017 (Disg. Sept 23) urlar Sourced from a couple of

Sourced from a couple of the Domaine's younger vineyards this is all about lemony freshness and a pebbly

balanced and fresh

Pressing juice was hyper-oxidised to reduce bitter phenolics and left to settle naturally prior to clean racking and partial fermentation in old French oak barriques with indigenous yeast

and honeysuckle are exhibited on the nose

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs 2017 (Disg. Sept 23) urlar Sourced from a couple ofTerre de Vertus is one of three single terroir Blanc de Blancs produced at this estate and is certainly the most famous. It is from a parcel of vines on the chalky mid slope of Vertus, traversing the 1er Cru lieux dits of Les Barillers and Les Faucherets. These sites produce intensely mineral wines that recall the best of Le Mesnil (to the north) in their chalky raciness and drive. This fermented naturally, with roughly 60% fermented and aged in