Affordable top quality French Champagne

The origins of Lanvin Champagne date back to the 1800’s, when Henry Lanvin first started making champagne for his family and close friends.The business was the passed on to the son, who carried the same name as his father, as was the tradition at the time.

In 1931 Herny Lanvin, the son, having no direct heir, passed the production and name to the 3rd generation house of Lombard, who honoured the name by continuing to produce the Champagne under the traditions of the original Lanvin Family.

Mainly sold into the local market and other parts of Europe, Lanvin has built a reputation for producing affordable top quality champagne. Strangely enough, in recent years Lanvin has been one of the fastest growing Champagne’s in the New Zealand, where it has received critical acclaim from local media. Having just arrived in Australia, we expect Champagne Lanvin to make a big impact in the Australia Champagne market.

The base wine (Brut) is made from 40% Pinot Meunier & 40% Pinot Noir to make most of the blend, with the smaller percentage being Chardonnay. Its style is more aromatic on the nose and leaner citrus characters on the palate, whilst still maintaining toasty/yeast flavours as well, making it best served as an aperitif.

Whilst all the big name French bubbles have had major price rises in the last decade, Lanvin has stayed consistently at this affordable price while its makers consistently kept up the quality. Fresh, crisp and yeasty with a bone-dry style, it’s a delicious drop offering better value than most.

Enjoy:)