GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1er Cru Lavaut Saint Jacques Domaine J. Confuron Cotetidot 2018 vs LARMANDIER-BERNIER Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru 2015
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. LARMANDIER-BERNIER Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru 2015 currently starts £3.00 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £139.95 | £136.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Chardonnay |
| ABV | 13% | 12.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1er Cru Lavaut Saint Jacques Domaine J. Confuron Cotetidot 2018
(from a .30 ha parcel). A slightly cooler nose is comprised by notes of red and dark currant with background nuances of forest floor, game and earth. There is better vibrancy to the larger-scaled flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the mouth coating and bitter fruit pit-inflected finish that is very firm. Lavaut St. Jacques generally does better in warmer years and to that end this is a bit fresher than any of the foregoing wines though with that said, this is still somewhat atypically ripe.
LARMANDIER-BERNIER Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru 2015
Two vineyards, Chemin de Plivot and Chemin de Flavigny, of 50-year-old vines planted on chalky sites with thin top soils in the heart of Avize; wild fermented in small Stockinger oak barrels and a 2000L foudre; 2g/L dosage <br><br> 2015 was a bit complicated! In Avize, we were able to avoid the green characters we saw in some other crus. We harvested them at what we thought was a ripe level but some were not ripe. <br><br> 'We will sell half a vintage each year for a few years to build the tirage time for Les Chemins d'Avize and release it at ten years of age, the same as Vieilles Vignes du Levant.' - Pierre Larmandier <br><br> The oak influence here is prominent, setting a stage of roast nuts and toast with a touch of smoky vanilla. In time the oak assimilates into the fruit with air and warmth in the glass. Larmandier reveals that he sometimes thinks it has too much wood, depending on the day and the temperature of service. A core of lemon and grapefruit purity signs Avize, ripe and supple, with gentle, fine, saline minerality drawing out a long finish. Impeccable ripeness completely dodges the underripeness that characterises this season. It holds good length and soft fine saline Avize minerality. Give it another few years in the cellar to fully come together. <br><br> Tasted 2023
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