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Elegance in a glass, this Rosé Champagne shows a textbook pink color in the glass. Tiny, persistent perlage, and a complex nose of tangerine, pears, Indian spices and honey make it a graceful beauty, despite its fairly powerful fruit.
- Country : France
- Region: Champagne
Champagne Alfred Gratien, founded in 1864, operates not only at the scale of these traditionally small houses, producing no more than about 22,000 cases of wine per year, but also maintains all of the handcrafted traditions that some of the larger houses have had to abandon over the years (Gratien was sold to a holding company in 2000, but has changed none of its practices or production levels as a result).
The estate’s production is overseen by cellar master Nicolas Jaeger, who is the fourth generation of the Jaeger family to hold this title at Alfred Gratien. Under his guidance, the estate produces five non-vintage and one vintage wine of outstanding quality and distinction from the traditional blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes, many of which are organically, or at least “sustainably” farmed. While they are made in small quantities and cost a pretty penny, these wines are most certainly worth the effort and the money required to experience them.
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