New Obsession: Larmandier- Bernier Champagne | Italian Wine Geek

New Obsession: Larmandier- Bernier Champagne | Italian Wine Geek

I visited the winery’s website and was really impressed with the way they describe their definition of “natural”. Basically, like most wine makers, they believe the best wine is made from the best grapes in the best vineyards. In their opinion, the recipe for greatness is simple, “old vines, working the soil, moderate yields; vines which thrive without having fertilizers forced into them, and mature grapes picked by hand. The best vineyards are not treated with chemicals”. Sounds like real agriculture. Sounds like responsible agriculture. Sounds perfect to me.
This wine was a bolt of lightening for me- and it would be for anyone the first time they taste it. It is a beautiful crystal-yellow in the glass with a fine foam. The nose is yeasty, but equally fresh and full of bright green apple. On the palate it is clean and dense without being heavy or overwhelming. It’s like a light switch going on, “This is champagne!” Find this wine. Drink it. Be happy!