Description
Our Cellarmaster, Cédric Thiébault, historically sources the grapes for our Besserat de Bellefon Rosé Brut from the best villages of Champagne.
This cuvee is the fruit of a unique and very specific method of champagne making that has been perpetuated by Besserat de Bellefon since 1930. This consists of adding less “liqueur de tirage” (a mix of sugar, yeast and must) at the moment of bottling which creates a lighter, more diaphanous formation of effervescence. The mousse is smooth, creamy and persistent. A distinctive feature of our Rose Brut is the absence of malolactic fermentation.
“The Rose Brut cuvee is a celebration in the mouth. Delicate and gossamer light, its robe of pink muslin is like a sensual embrace. The nose is generous, intense and refined, studded with small red berries, with notes of redcurrant jelly and sweet almond. The finish is mouth-watering, bright and lightly spicy.”
BLEND: 50% Pinot Meunier - 25% Chardonnay - 25% Pinot Noir
SOURCES: across 40 Crus including:
Three Grand Crus: Avize - Mesnil-sur-Oger - Louvois
5 Premiers Crus : Bisseuil - Vertus - Mareuil-sur-Aÿ - Grauves - Cumières
11% red wines from: Bouzy - Les Riceys - Vincelles
DOSAGE: 8g/L
AGEING: A minimum of three years on lees / a minimum of six months after disgorgement
Nutritional information
ASPECT
Soft pink - Fine clear bubbles
NOSE
Red fruit - Hawthorn - Springtime energy
PALATE
Bright - Sensual - Wild strawberry
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 8 to 10°C