Larmandier Bernier, Levant Vv other_regions_australia plus a whiff of chocolate

plus a whiff of chocolate

This is unusually well-detailed and while it’s not exactly chiseled

for what I have previously found to be an excellent Pomerol is evolving into a showstopper

with potent raspberry preserve

Larmandier Bernier, Levant Vv other_regions_australia plus a whiff of chocolateI'm increasingly convinced that Pierre Larmandier produced Champagne's wines of the vintage this year, and the 2011 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant only compounds that suspicion. Unfurling in the glass with a deep and complex nose of citrus zest, crisp yellow apples, smoke, warm bread, mandarin oil and oyster shell, it's full bodied and fleshy but incisive, with huge concentration, bright acids and a long, intensely saline