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Benoît Lahaye
Rosé de Macération a Bouzy (d2022)
NV
4.1
Region
France › Champagne › Montagne de Reims › Grande Montagne de Reims › Bouzy › Champagne AOC
Type
rose · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12%
Volume
750 mL
Dosage
3 g/L
Disgorged
2022-09
On lees
N/A
Tasting Notes(1)
4.1
Delicate, sophisticated, demanding and mineral rosé. IMO it requires attention to details. Red apples, cranberry, red currant, and caramel. Fresh, structured and delicious. I sacrificed it as a bridge between heavy still rosé wines and a bit aged Champagne. And it worked. This is my wine of the evening. Partially to amend my cruelty, partially because I genuinely enjoyed it.
About
Rosé de Macération is 100% Pinot Noir from Les Juliennes, a vineyard located on the terres blanches (white soils) in Bouzy on the border with Tauxières, planted in 1973. Whole cluster maceration for 2 to 3 days, then direct pressing of the grapes. The still wine is racked once and not filtered before its secondary fermentation. Low dosage at 3 grams/litre (extra brut).
