This Rosé Grand Cru is the perfect illustration of the marriage between Le Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru and Ambonnay Grand Cru
Story
Location
Altitude : Le Mesnil sur Oger 119m, Ambonnay 100m
Exposure : South-East
Exposure : South-East
Terroir
Origin of Grapes : 49% Le Mesnil sur Oger / 51% Ambonnay
Growing Area : Coeur de Terroir
Vines Age : 20 years
Soils type : Flint and chalk for Le Mesnil sur Oger, Clay and Limestone (Senonian chalk) for Ambonnay
Growing Area : Coeur de Terroir
Vines Age : 20 years
Soils type : Flint and chalk for Le Mesnil sur Oger, Clay and Limestone (Senonian chalk) for Ambonnay
In the vineyard
Method : Sustainable Viticulture
100% Hand-Harvested
100% Hand-Harvested
Vinification
Assemblage : 11% vin rouge d’Ambonnay
Blending : 11% red wine from Ambonnay
Pressure : Fractional (prunings are separated from the rest and eliminated)
Fermentation : In thermoregulated stainless steel vats
Reserve Wines : 19%
Bottling : May 2018
Blending : 11% red wine from Ambonnay
Pressure : Fractional (prunings are separated from the rest and eliminated)
Fermentation : In thermoregulated stainless steel vats
Reserve Wines : 19%
Bottling : May 2018
Ageing
Ageing on laths : at least 36 months
Disgorgement : 03/11/2021
Disgorgement : 03/11/2021
Varietals
Pinot Noir : 51%
Chardonnay : 49%
Chardonnay : 49%
Specifications
Alcohol content: 12,5 ABV
Residual Sugar: 6 g/l
Advice
Serving
Drinking window : To drink within two years
Service Temperature : 8-10 °C (48-52 °F)
Service Temperature : 8-10 °C (48-52 °F)
Tasting notes
A bright and refined champagne with a clear and brilliant salmon pink colour and fine and abundant bubbles. On the nose, it offers notes of red berries and citrus fruit (pomelo). On the palate, one immediately notices its texture of great softness and a finesse comparable to lace. A wine with a salivating finish, slightly iodized, and a very good length.
Food and wine pairings
Lobster, scallops, firm-fleshed fish (Sea bass, Bass, St. Pierre.....)
