Description
"Base 2020. Disgorged November 2022. Like this grower’s Latitude, this is 100% Côte des Blancs Chardonnay (the vineyards are in Cramant, Avize, Oger and Vertus), but the vineyards have thinner topsoils, so the vine roots plunge straight into the chalky bedrock. The name here refers to the vertical nature of the geographic locations of the vineyards, as well as the style of wine that comes from the chalky soils, i.e. a more linear, mineral wine.
While Larmandier’s Latitude is expansive across the palate, the Longitude is all about minerality, line and raciness. Pierre Larmandier explains that “We are aiming for more tension than in the past,” and cites his northwest facing vine Cramant as brining fresh spine to the density of his Vertus fruit. William Kelley has called this wine “one of the finest non-vintage bottlings to be found in Champagne”, and the high ratio of reserve wines (40% from their ‘perpetual’ reserve started in 2004) should leave you with little doubt as to the quality on offer." - Bibendum Wine Co, Importer
