CHAMPAGNE LARMANDIER-BERNIER Champagne 1er Cru 'Rose de Saignee' Extra Brut NV
Sparkling
NV
Champagne
Champagne
Pinot Noir
Biodynamic
Tasting Notes & Ratings
Grape
100% Pinot Noir
Tasting notes
Rosé de Saignée Extra-Brut from Larmandier-Bernier is an intense, concentrated, richly fruity champagne, gourmand and gastronomic.
It is made using the free-run technique, uniquely from Pinot Noir old vines on the Vertus terroir where the champagne house Larmandier-Bernier is established. This method, little used in Champagne, consists of allowing the grapes to macerate for a few hours or up to a few days, depending on the desired result.
For this Rosé de Saignée Extra-Brut, Pierre and Sophie Larmandier have chosen a maceration of 2 days duration which has given this cuvee its deeply intense color and distinctive aromas. It is then vatted, and matured on its lees over winter before being bottled and laid in the cellars for around 2 years for full aromatic development.
The great quality, maturity and concentration of the Pinot Noir grapes permit a very light dosage. Larmandier-Bernier Rosé de Saignée Extra-Brut will go marvelously well with wild smoked salmon or venison with cranberry sauce, and is also delicious on its own.
Expert Ratings
94 / 100 Parker
Disgorged in January 2020 with two grams per liter dosage, Larmandier-Bernier's NV Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée (2017 base) is the newest release. It shows very nicely, bursting with aromas of orange, raspberries, cherries and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and incisive, its pretty and expressive fruit tones are complemented by racy acids and a pillowy mousse.