Côte des Bar, Champagne, FranceBased in the Aube, which shares the same Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils as Chablis just further south, young Remi farms 3 of his family's organic 9ha under this label; the rest of the grapes are sold to large champagne houses. This deeply pink/peach hued rosé is a mix of 75% pinot noir, 25% chardonnay, and 5% pinot meunier, based on 2019. This was vinified in 75% stainless, with the remainder in older oak barrels. I can only assume the dark colour this year comes from riper grapes, and perhaps a little too long in maceration? Thankfully this has a lot more cut and interest than the candied hue would indicate, with wild raspberry, cherry around a perfumed and pure strawberry core, sharpened with rhubarb acidity. A useful food wine thanks to all its red fruit.Tasted: 11 June 2023Tasted by: Prices:
Côte des Bar, Champagne, FranceBased in the Aube, which shares the same Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils as Chablis just further south, young Remi farms 3 of his family's organic 9ha under this label; the rest of the grapes are sold to large champagne houses. This deeper peach hued rosé is an 85/15 pinot noir / chardonnay split, based on the 2017 vintage. The 20% red wine in the mix is reflected in the deeper hue. Vinified in 75% stainless, with the remainder in older oak barrels, this has 15% reserve wines, and spent 3 years on lees before a dosage of 2 g/L. Cherry brioche, raspberry, wild strawberries is laced with burnished orange across a bed of doughy lees. Acidity easily carries the fruit through the lightly spiced finish.Tasted: 01 September 2022Tasted by: Prices:
Côte des Bar, Champagne, FranceBased in the Aube, which shares the same Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils as Chablis just further south, young Remi farms 3 of his family's organic 9ha under this label; the rest of the grapes are sold to large champagne houses. This deeper peach hued rosé is an 85/15 pinot noir / chardonnay split, based on the 2017 vintage. The 20% red wine in the mix is reflected in the deeper hue. Vinified in 75% stainless, with the remainder in older oak barrels, this has 15% reserve wines, and spent 3 years on lees before a dosage of 2 g/L. Perfumed wild raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, lemon, stony spice rules a tight, zippy, humming, limestone base. There's lovely density of red fruits that counters the brisk acidity, making this a natural for a wide variety of pairings, or enjoying solo. Incredible value.Tasted: 24 January 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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