Guy Larmandier, Signe Francois, Blanc des Blancs, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes Brut Zero 2011 KIT A good proportion of new

A good proportion of new wood is used

Preston Vineyards was founded by Lou and Susan Preston in 1973 with the conversion of an old prune orchard and dehydrator

aged in 100% new Darnajou barrels

Sweet red cherry sage rose petal blood orange and lavender give this beguiling layered Pinot tons of complexity

an interesting sub-region sandwiched between the Cotes des Blancs and the Vallee de la Marne

Guy Larmandier, Signe Francois, Blanc des Blancs, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes Brut Zero 2011 KIT A good proportion of newLarmandiers prestige cuvee is produced from their oldest parcels of Chardonnay in the grand cru village of Cramant (along with a small amount of fruit from a holding in the Grand Cru Chouilly), and it spends a full five years on the lees before disgorgement. The wines depth and richness is extraordinary, voicing the sappy and dense character of the fruit Francois wrests from these old vines. Notes of pear tart, fresh figs, baked apples, and cherries