Aged for 22 months in 100% New Oak (Darnajou
This may have lacked the effortless grace of the 1978
has been owned for many years by the Barrau-Badar family
Ex-Cellars Library Release Fall 2018
the vineyard would bring in much more money
Guy Larmandier, Signe Francois, Blanc des Blancs, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes Brut Zero 2011 Rhone Rouge Aged for 22 months inLarmandiers 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