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Larmandier-Bernier Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Levant VV 2012

Vintage Sparkling Wine from Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
WA 97
TA 97
AG 96
12.0% ABV
Item # 342841

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97 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2012 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant was tightly wound when I tasted it last year, but today it is really beginning to show all its cards. Delivering a complex bouquet of orange oil and pear mingled with notions of freshly baked bread, white flowers, marzipan and beeswax, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, racy acids and chalky structure. Powerful and precise, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Drink: 2022-2038. (Aug 2022)"

97 points Tom Hewson (TimAtkin.com): "Chardonnay from Cramant in the 2012 vintage. Captivating, layered marine and sourdough top notes, beneath which savoury nuts and coffee mix with candied tropical fruits. Supple and effortless, the lemon cake and charred citrus focus of the palate is wrapped up in toasted praline, dancing to a chalky, finely-tapered close. Stunning. (Dec 2022)"

96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2012 Extra Brut Vieille Vigne de Levant is another standout in this range from Pierre and Sophie Larmandier. It possesses tremendous intensity and tons of pure power. Lemon confit, apricot, spice, marzipan and dried herbs saturate the palate in a Champagne endowed with serious concentration. The 2012 is dense, rich and full of personality. These 50-70 year-old vines confer notable complexity. The 2012 was vinified in neutral oak and bottled with dosage of two grams per liter. Disgorged: June, 2021. Drink: 2020-2032. (Nov 2021)"
97 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2012 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant was tightly wound when I tasted it last year, but today it is really beginning to show all its cards. Delivering a complex bouquet of orange oil and pear mingled with notions of freshly baked bread, white flowers, marzipan and beeswax, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, racy acids and chalky structure. Powerful and precise, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Drink: 2022-2038. (Aug 2022)"

97 points Tom Hewson (TimAtkin.com): "Chardonnay from Cramant in the 2012 vintage. Captivating, layered marine and sourdough top notes, beneath which savoury nuts and coffee mix with candied tropical fruits. Supple and effortless, the lemon cake and charred citrus focus of the palate is wrapped up in toasted praline, dancing to a chalky, finely-tapered close. Stunning. (Dec 2022)"

96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2012 Extra Brut Vieille Vigne de Levant is another standout in this range from Pierre and Sophie Larmandier. It possesses tremendous intensity and tons of pure power. Lemon confit, apricot, spice, marzipan and dried herbs saturate the palate in a Champagne endowed with serious concentration. The 2012 is dense, rich and full of personality. These 50-70 year-old vines confer notable complexity. The 2012 was vinified in neutral oak and bottled with dosage of two grams per liter. Disgorged: June, 2021. Drink: 2020-2032. (Nov 2021)"
Product SKU 342841
Producer Larmandier-Bernier
Country France
Region Champagne
SubRegion Côte des Blancs
Varietal Chardonnay
Designation Extra Brut|Grand Cru
Vintage 2012
Size 750ml
Color White
Blend 100% Chardonnay
ABV 12.0%
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