Description
Champagne Drappier
Rosé de Saignee
Rosé:
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- 100% Pinot Noir, using the “Saignée” method (only 3% of the total production of Champagne rosé use this method ; 97% is made out of addition of red wine in the blend)
- Very long maceration up to 3 days ; to extract as much flavours and color as possible
- Intense, aromatic and structered ; it paired very well with meat (steak house & grill)
Vinification of the Brut Rosé cuvée
~ Rosé made using the saignée method with maceration in vats lasting 3 days
~ Use of gravity to avoid oxidization
~ Then total and natural malolactic fermentation
~ No filtering
~ Minimal use of sulphur
~ Dosage: 7.5 g/l
~ Assemblage – 100% of the wines are made in vats in order to preserve as much freshness as possible
~ After bottling the cuvée is aged for 2 to 3 years sur lattes (on laths)
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir
FOOD PAIRINGS: Ideal as an aperitif. Perfect with antipasti, salmon en papillotte, grilled pink lamb, strawberry salad. Serve at: 45°F.
TASTING NOTES: Very well structured, with exemplary purity of red fruits. A striking Champagne on the nose offering similar sensations on the palate. Warm and satiny, lightly spiced with balanced hints of stoned fruits thanks to a lovely freshness in the finish.
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