Benoit Lahaye Champagne Rose de Maceration NV 750ml

Produced entirely from the 2016 vintage and disgorged with a dosage of three grams per liter, Lahaye’s NV Rosé de Macération underwent a three-day maceration before pressing, followed by maturation in barrel and amphora. A success in a year fraught with mildew pressure, this wine emerges with vivid aromas of redcurrant, cranberry, pink grapefruit and spice. Medium- to full-bodied, it is flavorful yet racy, with bright acidity and bitter, structuring phenolics that express themselves on the long, mineral finish.

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 750ml

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.