The holiday season is sneaking up on us, so I've been thinking about sparklers and dessert wines a lot lately. Available in Ohio for the first time in a while are the wines of Larmandier-Bernier, a highly pedigreed grower Champagne house with decidedly modern ideals of responsible agriculture and a true sense of place, of terroir, in their wines.I just brought in some of their Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, a 100% Chardonnay Champagne made entirely from Premier Cru vineyard fruit. It's very dry, made with a minimum of dosage, but it's absolutely delicious.
The wine is absolutely spectacular, and the best part is the price. This stuff is a steal thanks to the fact the importer is also the distributor in Ohio, Vanguard Wines. This stuff goes from the winery to Vanguard to me, instead of the usual arrangement of Champagne house to broker, broker to importer, importer to broker (yes, many times there are brokers on each end), and broker to distributor before finally arriving here with a price three times its worth.
This holiday season, instead of Veuve, drink this (for less money). You'll thank me.
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