We had a gripping tasting with Georges Larmandier in Vertus this year; some of those disgorgements we sampled have now arrived in Australia. Both the current Latitude and Longitude cuvées are based on the 2021 vintage, a very classical, incisive year that has brought gorgeous freshness to both wines. Taking nothing away from the 2020 base wines, the new vintages have an ounce more precision. The same is true for the beautiful new Rosé de Saignée, made entirely from the 2021 vintage. Considerably finer and more subtle than 2020, Georges Larmandier sees delicate flavours of wild strawberry and orchard fruit compared to the riper, spiced mulberry fruits of warmer vintages. Then, Larmandier’s Terre de Vertus 2017 continues to grow in the bottle, revealing more citrus fruits and chalky minerality as it goes.