Champagne Larmandier Longitude Magnum
Longitude de Larmandier-Bernier is a non-vintage extra-brut Premier Cru Champagne from the Côte des Blancs, crafted exclusively from Chardonnay. This cuvée brings together grapes from Vertus, Oger, Avize, and Cramant, villages aligned close to the 4th meridian. It incorporates 40% of a perpetual reserve initiated in 2004. The wines undergo spontaneous fermentation and are aged on lees in oak barrels and large casks (foudres), followed by bottle aging of at least two years. Its dosage of 2 g/l highlights a straight, fresh, and mineral style.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Larmandier-Bernier
- Cuvée
- Longitude
- Millésime
- Non Vintage
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Larmandier-Bernier
Larmandier-Bernier is a family-run Champagne estate based in Vertus, on the Côte des Blancs. Its 19-hectare vineyard is spread across Vertus, classified as a Premier Cru, and the Grands Crus of Cramant, Avize and Oger. The Larmandier family mainly cultivates Chardonnay using biodynamic methods and vinifies only its own grapes.
- Owner
- Famille Larmandier (Pierre et Sophie Larmandier, avec Arthur et Georges Larmandier)
- Maître de chais
- Pierre Larmandier
- Surface (ha)
- 19.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
According to the estate’s history, the Larmandier and Bernier families have been involved in viticulture in the Côte des Blancs since 1765. In 1971, Philippe Larmandier and his wife Élisabeth Bernier, who at the time owned vineyards in Vertus, founded Champagne Larmandier-Bernier and built their cellar there. Their son Pierre joined the estate in 1988 alongside Sophie Larmandier. In 1992, Pierre Larmandier stopped using herbicides altogether and placed soil management at the heart of the vineyard’s cultivation practices. The estate has applied biodynamic principles to all its vineyards since 1999 and uses indigenous yeasts for fermentation, as well as ageing in barrels and casks. Four hectares were acquired in Vertus in 2002. A winery was built in 2010 to increase capacity for oak ageing and maturation. The estate then purchased vineyards in Avize in 2018, whilst maintaining the principle of vinifying only its own grapes. Arthur Larmandier joined his parents in 2017, followed by Georges Larmandier, who joined the estate in 2021. A second winery was built in 2025 to allow for longer ageing periods.
Longitude
Longitude is a non-vintage Premier Cru Extra-Brut cuvée crafted exclusively from Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. It blends grapes from Vertus, Oger, Avize, and Cramant and incorporates wines from the perpetual reserve started in 2004. It is distinguished by a fresh, mineral, and linear expression of the chalky terroirs.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name evokes the line formed near the 4th meridian by the terroirs of Vertus, Oger, Avize, and Cramant, as well as the length and straightness sought in the wine.
- Style of the cuvée
- A taut, fresh, and mineral Blanc de Blancs, marked by the linearity, purity, and chalky expression of the Côte des Blancs.
- Position within the range
- Non-vintage Blanc de Blancs in the range, sourced from several terroirs of the Côte des Blancs.
Histoire de la cuvée
The estate indicates that this cuvée was historically known as "Blanc de Blancs" since the early 20th century. The documented date of its first commercialization under the name "Longitude" has not been found.
