Bottle of Champagne Waris-Larmandier La Montagne Sacrée Coteaux Champenois AOC Blanc NV Biodynamic
France · Côte des Blancs · Coteaux Champenois

La Montagne Sacrée NV

Champagne Waris-Larmandier

Avize Chardonnay, still. Champagne fans will get it at first sip.

Open it when…

Long dinner Solo Date night

Tastes like

pear · plum · lime · chalk

Feels like

round, savoury, chalky

CHF 45.00
CHF 45.00
CHF 60.00/L
VAT included
75cl only

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GrapesChardonnay
Serve10-12
DecantNo
DrinkNow-2030

Emeric's note

A fish dinner at home

Taste profile

The wine's soundboard.

Tall bars, big wine. Low bars, easy wine.

The story

Behind the bottle

Waris-Larmandier is a family estate in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, farmed organically and biodynamically.

On the Grand Cru chalk of the Côte des Blancs, they bottle a little Chardonnay as still wine instead of Champagne. La Montagne Sacrée is that wine, with a touch of oak.

It tastes like the base wine of a great Blanc de Blancs, before the bubbles.

— Emeric

Where it comes from

Champagne Waris-Larmandier portrait

The maker

Champagne Waris-Larmandier

“Together, the three of us form the racines de trois — the three roots of Waris-Larmandier, each contributing a unique piece to the artistic vision of this project.”

Founded
1989
Hectares
9
Farming
AB Organic, Demeter
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Côte des Blancs map

The place

Côte des Blancs · Champagne

A south-east-facing slope of almost pure chalk south of Épernay, planted overwhelmingly to Chardonnay. It gives the most delicate, mineral, long-lived base wines — the soul of Blanc de Blancs and the great vintage cuvées.

Climate
Cool continental
Altitude
120–250 m
Classification
AOCs
SoilsChalk
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Best season to open it

Spring Fish and spring vegetables.
Autumn Mushrooms and hazelnuts.

SummerWinter

Have it with

Fish
Mushroom
Goat cheese

Press play

Contemporary pianoquiet room.
  1. 01 Ólafur Arnalds – Near Light— calm
  2. 02 Nils Frahm – Says— slow build
  3. 03 Hania Rani – Glass— clear
Nerd mode 🔬 Soils, grapes, cellar, serving — for the truly curious

…I warned you. 😄

Terroir & craft

◆SoilsChalk
◆Altitude120–250 m
◆GrapesChardonnay
◆Blend100% Chardonnay
◆CellarBiodynamic Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs
◆CellarSpontaneous fermentation
◆CellarAged in oak
◆ÉlevageAged in oak
🌿CertificationsBiodynamic

Serving

◆Serve at10-12
◆GlassBourgogne
◆DecantNo
◆DrinkNow-2030
Champagne Waris-Larmandier cellar

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