Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV CRV10 This Hautes Cotes de Beaune

This Hautes Cotes de Beaune white comes from the higher

tucked inside the pine forest on volcanic Tenerife

Pour it cold over ice after dinner

Jennifer and Brian had a great time trying different combinations of barrels to see which blend would result in a vibrant and showy wine

Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV CRV10 This Hautes Cotes de BeauneThe wild one. Most ros Champagne takes its color from a splash of red wine blended in; the Sauvage instead puts Pinot Noir through a short maceration on the skins, which gives it real red fruited savor rather than just a pretty tint. Underneath is the thing that made Emmanuel Lassaigne a cult name: Chardonnay from Montgueux, an isolated hill west of Troyes whose Cretaceous chalk matches the Cte des Blancs while the warmer Aube climate ripens it.