Guy Larmandier, Signe Francois, Blanc des Blancs, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes Brut Zero 2011 Rhone Rouge This may have lacked the

This may have lacked the effortless grace of the 1978

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the vineyard would bring in much more money

this beauty is already complex and delicious

Loved this and a vintage of Chapelle that is often overlooked

Guy Larmandier, Signe Francois, Blanc des Blancs, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes Brut Zero 2011 Rhone Rouge This may have lacked theLarmandiers 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