Tasting notes
Coppery colour, light raspberry bouquet, and on the palate soft fruit. Ideal as an apéritif or with a soft fruit crumble or a runny-centred chocolate cake.
Why we recommend this wine
Rosé champagne is our favourite style and this is a great example from a small grower.
The wine
A rosé d'assemblage made using the traditional methode champenoise. 12% of still Pinot Noir, produced in Bouzy, a nearby Grand Cru village, is blended with the still Champagne giving it its raspberry colour. The blend then undergoes secondary fermentation in bottle, producing the delicate bubbles. This Champagne spent two years ageing on its fine lees. The dosage is 8g/l. 60 % Pinot Noir, 35 % Chardonnay, 5 % Pinot Meunier
The wine estate
Champagne Bernard Remy is situated in the small town of Allemant, on the edge of the Côte des Blancs which is famed for its Chardonnay grape vineyards. With 11 hectares of vines located throughout the Champagne region, this family-run Champagne House has at its disposal an exceptionally vast range of crus, terroirs and grape varieties, from which they produce fine, elegant and subtle Champagnes. In 1968, Bernard Remy bought his first vines in the village and since then they have gone from strength to strength. His son Rudy, who started working for the family business in 1996, took over the reins in 2008.
champagnebernardremy.com
Food and wine
The website ahs recipes for runny centered chocolate cake and a grapefruit and champagne cocktail. – please click here. Refer also to our food and wine pairing guide, click here.
Did you know?
When champagne undergoes the secondary fermentation the bottle is sealed with a normal metal crown. Disgorgement is the process of removing the sediment and resealing the bottle with a champagne cork. The neck of the bottle is plunged into a refrigerating bath at -20°C, trapping the deposit in an ice plug. The plug is ejected under pressure when the crown cork is removed. The dosage (basically sugar) is added and the bottle is then immediately closed with a cork and muselet (wire cage).