Guy Larmandier, Grand Cru Cramant Blanc de Blancs, Brut Zéro - NV

Name: Guy Larmandier, Grand Cru Cramant Blanc de Blancs, Brut Zéro
Brand: Guy Larmandier
SKU: 15194
Price: 64.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 15194 750 mL

This is from Larmandier's 8-acre Grand Cru vineyard in Cramant, the epicenter of Chardonnay in Champagne. The wine is very dry, fresh and filigreed, with fine acidity that marries the mineral, fruit and toast flavors.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-Region

Côte de Blancs

Appellation/Village

Cramant

Producer

Guy Larmandier

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

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Staff Pick Notes

Champagne with zero dosage is “hypercool” right now amongst overzealous champagne geeks. I say “right now” and “overzealous” to underscore that it’s a wine trend that has engendered some subpar bubbly in the name of purity. That said, there are producers who make zero dosage champagne because it’s compelling and not because it’s “trés chic.” This Brut Zéro is a graceful high wire act between rich fruit and lean structure. No dosage bubbly like this often teeters to one extreme or the other, but the tightly knit acidity threads the needle.

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