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Campania Remensis
2018
4.5
Region
France › Champagne › Montagne de Reims › Vesle et Ardre › Ormes › Champagne AOC
Type
rose · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Field Blend, Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Dosage
3 g/L
Disgorged
2022-03
On lees
>36 months
Tasting Notes(2)
4.4
Seven months later and the answer hasn't changed. The sea arrives first - iodine, salt spray - then strawberries, crisp red apple and tart cranberry over fresh brioche, with salted caramel folding in behind. The palate is the argument: power and precision pulling in the same direction, real concentration that never turns heavy. Long, vibrant, refined - backbone with charm, exactly as I remembered it.
Bloody hell, this is wonderful. Fresh brioche, maritime iodine and sea salt, strawberries, crisp red apples, tart cranberries. Salted caramel. The palate is impressively structured - power and precision in equal measure, remarkable concentration that never feels heavy-handed. Long, vibrant, refined. One of my favourite rosé Champagnes, though I reckon the 2019 edges it out slightly. Still, this is sexy stuff with actual backbone.
About
Campania Remensis is Bérêche's rose Extra Brut - the house's interpretation of the Petite Montagne, sourced from their plots around Ormes on the western edge of the Montagne de Reims. The blend is Pinot Noir-led with a Chardonnay share, a touch of Pinot Meunier, and a small co-planted field-blend parcel; rosee de saignee combined with a splash of still red for color and grip. Fermented and aged in oak.
The 2018: vintage cuvee, >36 months on lees, disgorged March 2022 as Extra Brut. The Petite Montagne tends to give a less-marketed style of Champagne - leaner, more savory, less honeyed - and Campania Remensis leans into that character rather than smoothing it out.
