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Roses de Jeanne
Presle PR/R20
2020
4.2
Region
France › Champagne › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · brut
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Disgorged
20204
On lees
36 months (3 years)
Available at
- Wine Bureau#S1062
Tasting Notes(1)
4.2
More pink-hued than the 2019 - a bit like how UR/R20 out-blooms UR/R19. It's spicy, buttery, with hazelnut and a handful of wild red berries. The intensity is explosive - almost too much. It bursts with fruit, almost to the point of distraction. The nose is intriguing, but the sheer loudness gets in the way. Redcurrant fluffiness - but in a way that leans towards a "pussy drink". It's well-made, sure, and maybe it just needs more time. Or maybe it's just not my kind of thing. Still, the mineral backbone is lovely - there's more stone here than in the VV range.
About
- 15 rows (0.25 hectare) of 10 different Burgundian Pinot clones co-planted in 2007, all of which are massale selection.
- Clay and limestone with bands of Kimmeridgian (terre blanche) common to Chablis and Chavignol.
- 1st press juice only, hand harvested and crushed by foot and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
