Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Rosé de Saignée NV Disg. Sep 2017

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Rosé de Saignée is a Champagne rosé made by bleeding off juice from macerating Pinot Noir rather than by blending in a little red wine.

The house is based at Vertus, the premier cru at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs, a village far better known for Chardonnay but with long-standing Pinot Noir on its chalk. Saignée is the harder of the two routes to rosé in Champagne: the fruit is macerated on its skins for a short time and the pink juice run off before the colour deepens, so hue, structure and fruit weight all arrive together and cannot be adjusted afterwards. The wine is disgorged in small batches, this one in September 2017, and finished with the low dosage that runs through the domaine's range.

It is drinking well now and will hold for a few more years in bottle. Serve at about 8°C with charcuterie, roast quail or a plate of jamón.

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