Guy Larmandier Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France NV Hakkaisan "This is stunning for its

"This is stunning for its ability to take massively endowed fig

superfine tannins and layers of cherry

Its shimmering shades of pink reveal fine shining bubbles

but the Cycladic Assyrtiko grape shows beautiful roundness and balance here

An elegant expression of the potential of great vintages in Samaniego

Guy Larmandier Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France NV Hakkaisan "This is stunning for itsFrom Chardonnay vines in the Grand Cru village of Cramant. The total absence of any sense of sweetness in this Brut Zro allows the limestone to take center stage, and it presents in a more piercing and saline manner than in Larmandier's Brut wines. Despite its relative rigorousness and austerity, however, this is by no means a difficult wine. Rather, it will appeal to those who relish the sort of palpable, intense mineral character Champagne is