2014 Larmandier-Bernier Vieilles Vignes du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne, France Pierre-Henri Rougeot Jean-Baptiste Bordeaux-Montrieux has been running

Jean-Baptiste Bordeaux-Montrieux has been running the domaine from the 1980's and the wines have always been made in a very traditional method: fermented in wood tonneau barrels for two weeks

He started making wine right after obtaining his masters degree in 2013

Winemaking: Slow pressed grapes are vinified in stainless steel

Organically farmed old vines on Kimmeridgian marl

2014 Larmandier-Bernier Vieilles Vignes du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne, France Pierre-Henri Rougeot Jean-Baptiste Bordeaux-Montrieux has been runningVARIETALS : Chardonnay BIODYNAMIC: Certified VINEYARD: Located in the Grand Cru of Cramant, these Chardonnay vines are 50 70+ years in age and are (uniquely) located on the east facing side of the Cramant hill. Levant references the sun rising (lever) in the east. SOIL: Chalk and limestone VITICULTURE: The vineyards are farmed biodynamically and all grapes are hand harvested VINIFICATION: Fermented using natural yeasts in a combination of 60% used