Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 agrapart Full malolactic fermentation and lees

Full malolactic fermentation and lees stirring every week or so build the creamy texture

it does not taste like a Champagne copy: it is broader in the shoulders

Tangerine zest and a light spice come through on the finish

this grape-based gin features 13 botanicals

Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 agrapart Full malolactic fermentation and leesThis is rose Champagne with the build of a serious red. Jerome Coessens farms the Largillier monopole in the Aube, and on its patches of heavy clay genuinely rare in Champagne his Pinot Noir takes on shocking breadth and richness. Made by the saignee method, where color and depth come from soaking on the skins, this bottle turns out deep, dark, and downright meaty. It's less aperitif, more main course a Champagne you can set next to duck or lamb and