Vintage Champagne

100% Chardonnay from Premier Crus vineyards planted in 1982 and 1962, given absolutely no 'dosage', making it an ultra brut, and in Pierre Larmandier's words a true expression of the Vertus 'terroir'. Elegant, restrained, with toasty, citrus flavours and underlying minerality this really i...(read more)

A relatively low dosage vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne from Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote des Blancs, aged for 4 years before degorgement. Clean, brisk Blanc de Blancs structure with fresh acidity but gentle apricot brioche notes too. Complex and refreshing.

Golden yellow hue with clear, bright tints. Elegant, dynamic and softly integrated effervescence. The nose is initially subtle and quite restrained. It gradually opens up to reveal a bouquet of orchard fruits such as apples and pears, and evolves towards slightly sweet floral and honeyed n...(read more)

Legras' top vintage cuvée is the sublime Saint Vincent from Grand Cru vineyards in Chouilly. Crunchingly dry with brisk Blanc de Blancs acidity, but overlayed with rich brioche, yeast, and baked apple and pear characters. Exciting now but capable of ageing with some distinction.

I'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 a...(read more)

The 2012 is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, from 20 Grands and Premier crus vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. It has been aged for seven years in the cellar before being disgorged. It’s full of peaches and cream, racy and elegant, with amazing...(read more)

The 2013 Extra Brut Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is floral and gracious, much more so than is common in Avize Champagnes, which tend to have more body. The 2013 is beautifully perfumed and ethereal from start to finish, with striking beams of salinity that confer tension....(read more)

All from Ambonnay. Rich nose, deep notes of confit fruit and fresh fleshy red fruit - strawberry and raspberry, mingling with autolytic amplitude and generosity. Fabulous length again.

A slightly more luxurious nature to the 2008 than the great 2007. Full-bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and peaches. Opulent. Dense and muscular. Yet, it’s balanced and harmonious. Line of acidity at the end. One for the cellar. Release in 2020...(read more)

In a recent tasting of the very best Champagnes by James Suckling, this exquisite fizz came second - with an equal score to Vintage Krug 2000 and ahead of all the other big names, Dom Perignon, Cristal et al. It was beaten only by Salon 2002 which costs much more than twice price. A delici...(read more)

Disgorged in November 2017 after 13 years on the lees, the stunning 2004 Blanc des Millénaires is a worthy successor to the 1995. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of green apple, pear, brioche and fresh pastry that are framed by a lovely smoky, autolytic top note, the wine is full...(read more)