Larmandier-Bernier

Les Chemins d'Avize 2013 | Bottle 75cl

Description

Pierre Larmandier's Les Chemins d'Avize millésime 2013 is a fresh, elegant Blanc de Blancs champagne whose tension is underlined by the 2013 vintage.

Les Chemins d'Avize completes the Larmandier-Bernier range of plot-based cuvées, which already includes Vieilles Vignes de Cramant, Cuvée Terre de Vertus and Rosé de Saignée.

This cuvée was created in 2009, when Pierre and Sophie Larmandier decided to isolate the grapes from the two parcels that, year after year, stood out in the tasting, and create a separate cuvée.

These parcels are located in the heart of the village of Avize, in the "Chemin de Plivot" and "Chemin de Flavigny" districts. The soils are very chalky, forcing the old vines (over 50 years old) to plunge their roots deep into the soil to extract sublime floral and mineral notes.

The wines are aged in oak barrels and foudres on their lees, and then, once bottled, wait at least 6 years in the coolness of the house cellars. The dosage is very low (2g/l) to let all the finesse and minerality express themselves.

Les Chemins d'Avize 2013 has incredible minerality. It's a champagne with great tension, underlined by beautiful aromas. The 2013 vintage is a rather cool, tense vintage in Champagne. It reveals the full strength of Avize's chalky soil, offering notes of white flowers, limestone and chalk. The finish evokes smoky, spicy notes.

It's an edgy Champagne, with a beautiful personality and stunning length.