Champagne Mouzon Leroux L'incandescent Rosé de Saignée 2018 Disg. Oct 2022

Champagne Mouzon Leroux L'Incandescent is a single-vintage rosé de saignée made entirely from Pinot Noir, disgorged in October 2022.

Almost all Champagne rosé is made by blending a little still red wine into white. Saignée, meaning to bleed, works the other way: the juice takes its colour from a short soak on the skins before pressing, and that maceration gives body and flavour as well as hue. The method is demanding, requires very ripe fruit, and until recently was rare in the region. Mouzon-Leroux draws this wine from chalky parcels in the lieu-dit Les Cumaines, on the Villers-Marmery side of the village. The hand-selected Pinot Noir was macerated for sixteen hours before pressing, fermented entirely in stainless steel, then aged thirty months on lees and disgorged with a low dosage of 1.5 grams per litre. The result is full and vinous, with red-fruited weight and a savoury, mineral finish.

Ready now and worth cellaring further, it belongs at the table with charcuterie, roast poultry or spiced dishes. Serve at 8°C.

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