Les Roises (2014)
NV
Region
France › Champagne › Champagne AOC › Côte de Sézanne
Type
white · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes
Tasted as a part of Ulysse Collin dinner in 101 Bar.
I could not guess the grape here. Very interesting Chardonnay, unique and stylish. Based on 2015, 60 months on lees. Expressive and opulent bouquet: oil, toast, apple seeds, hay, hazelnut. Vinous, complex and well balanced. Still young. Giving extra point for unique result (at least in my experience).
About
65-year-old Chardonnay have southern exposure and are planted on soft clay and silex topsoils over limestone. The fruit is hand-harvested, the clusters destemmed and the grapes gently pressed; the juice is fermented spontaneously and slowly (up to six months) with natural yeasts in mainly-used Burgundy barrels. Reserve wines are held in foudres and tonneaux. The wine is bottled without fining or filtering and aged for 48 months.
