I think a wines quality has two stages, bubbles and no bubbles. If you can drink a sparkling wine flat it’s most likely a high quality producer. These two did not disappoint. In fact it made me like Larmandier even more. The Brice still had that hint of strawberry and earthiness. Like a cherry red car from the 50’s. Larmandier is an absolute stunner when still. Lots of sweet lemon chalkiness. Spank me I’ve been bad..