Champagne Larmandier Terre de Vertus 2017 Bottle (75cl)
The 2017 Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus is a Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay in Vertus. This single-plot cuvée comes from the mid-slope lieu-dit Les Barillers, whose grapes have been vinified separately since 1995. A vintage and zero-dosage champagne, it is produced without blending other terroirs or years. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place spontaneously in barrels and large oak vats (foudres), followed by aging on the lees and a long bottle maturation.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- 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
- Terre de Vertus
- Millésime
- 2017
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.
Terre de Vertus
Terre de Vertus is a single-plot cuvée made exclusively from Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Barillers, in Vertus Premier Cru. It comes from a single terroir and a single year, with no blending from other plots or reserve wines. Aged in oak barrels and then for a long period on the lees, it is released as a zero-dosage champagne.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1995
- Style of the cuvée
- A taut, pure, and mineral champagne, consistently characterized by salinity, complexity, and the forthright expression of the Vertus terroir.
- Position within the range
- A vintage single-plot cuvée among the estate's distinctive champagnes.
Histoire de la cuvée
The Les Barillers Chardonnay plot has been vinified separately since 1995. Terre de Vertus is part of the estate's single-plot approach, which began in 1988 with Vieille Vigne de Cramant, and aims to faithfully convey the unblended identity of this mid-slope terroir in Vertus.
