Berry Bros. & Rudd Rosé Champagne by Marguet, Grand Cru

Berry Bros. & Rudd Rosé Champagne by Marguet, Grand Cru

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Berry Bros. & Rudd Rosé Champagne by Marguet, Grand Cru

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The enthusiastically engaging Benoît Marguet-Bonnerave, the fifth generation in the family, is at the helm of Marguet. Benoît has coverted the vineyards (in two villages, Ambonnay and Bouzy, both Grand Cru) to biodynamic farming since 2009 and uses extremely low quantities of sulphites in the winemaking. He has been particularly successful with his rosé, made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir by the saignée method.

Who better than Benoît Marguet, doyen of Ambonnay, to complete our UKC Grand Cru trilogy? Sourced from the finest Grand Cru villages, this is perfectly balanced and richly structured. It is an exuberant and beautifully fragrant wine, with red berries and other summer fruits dancing harmoniously on the palate.

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Wine Advocate92/100
Marguet's lovely pink NV Ros Grand Cru is an Extra Brut assemblage of 62% Chardonnay and 38% Pinot Noir bottled in July 2012, and disgorged in March 2014 with a dosage of 5.6 grams per liter. It offers a fresh and absolutely delicate and subtle bouquet of flowers, candied cherries, red and black berries, and apples leading to a very elegant, cheerful and buoyant Champagne of great finesse, character and delicacy. The wine seems filigreed but is seriously and persistently structured, indeed. A great discovery from Ambonnay of which 17,756 bottles have been produced.
Stephan Reinhardt - 30/10/2015 Read more
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Utterly seductive but equally sophisticated pink Champagne with aromas of rose, pomegranate and raspberry, a fine mousse, billowing soft texture and delicate touches of brioche and apricot. The blend is 70:30 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, made for Berry’s by the family-owned house of Marguet in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay. Very good value. 
Joanna Simon - joannasimon.com, 13th February 2017 Read more

About this WINE

Champagne Marguet

Champagne Marguet

Champagne Marguet is located in the village of Ambonnay, also known as the heartland of Grand Cru Pinot Noir. This family property was founded in 1870, and fifth-generation member Benoît Marguet-Bonnerave remains at the helm today.

Benoît has fundamentally changed the direction of the family business, having converted operations to biodynamic viticulture in 2009. He strives relentlessly to nurture energy in all his cuvées following the rhythmic cycles of nature, as well as cosmic and lunar cycles. Some of his methods are far from conventional – as are his wines, which are some of the most highly-prized and expressive in the region.

His sensitivities and skill in the vineyards are famous amongst Champagne’s vigneron community. Even Krug have employed his talents in farming their Ambonnay Pinot Noir. His cuvées and lieu dits are both contemporary and evocative, standing as beautiful expressions of terroir. Timeless, radical and insanely delicious, these wines offer value, purity, and quality.

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Rosé Champagne

Rosé Champagne

Rosé wines are produced by leaving the juice of red grapes to macerate on their skins for a brief time to extract pigments (natural colourings). However, Rosé Champagne is notable in that it is produced by the addition of a small percentage of red wine – usually Pinot Noir from the village of Bouzy – during blending.

Recommended Producers : Billecart Salmon (Elizabeth Salmon Rose), Ruinart

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Champagne blend

Champagne blend

Which grapes are included in the blend, and their proportion, is one of the key factors determining the style of most Champagnes. Three grapes are used - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

26% of vineyards in Champagne are planted with Chardonnay and it performs best on the Côtes des Blancs and on the chalk slopes south of Epernay. It is relatively simple to grow, although it buds early and thus is susceptible to spring frosts. It produces lighter, fresher wines than those from Burgundy and gives finesse, fruit and elegance to the final blend. It is the sole grape in Blancs de Blancs, which are some of the richest long-lived Champagnes produced.

Pinot Noir accounts for nearly 40% of the plantings in Champagne and lies at the heart of most blends - it gives Champagne its body, structure, strength and grip. It is planted across Champagne and particularly so in the southern Aube district.

The final component is Pinot Meunier and this constitutes nearly 35% of the plantings. Its durability and resistance to spring frosts make the Marne Valley, a notorious frost pocket, its natural home. It ripens well in poor years and produces a soft, fruity style of wine that is ideal for blending with the more assertive flavours of Pinot Noir. Producers allege that Pinot Meunier lacks ageing potential, but this does not deter Krug from including around 15% of it in their final blends.


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