Today, we have special low pricing on this fantastic grand cru Rose from Pierre Moncuit, and this is the first time we have offered this cuvee. An old estate that has been family-run since 1889 located in the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs. They have 20 hectares of excellently located vines under the guidance of talented winemaker Nicole Moncuit, who is always determined to pull the best out of the vintage with no single style. This rosé Champagne is crafted primarily from Chardonnay with a smaller proportion of Pinot Noir, following traditional méthode champenoise. Nicole focuses on expressing the terroir's unique characteristics and highlighting the vintage's unique character to make expressive, deep, and complex champagnes. While this is labeled as nonvintage, it comes from a single year, making it an incredible buy for Grand Cru Rose Champagne at this pricing.
John Gilman 91 points! " Nicole Moncuit’s Brut Rosé is made from a cépages of seventy-five percent chardonnay and twenty-five percent pinot noir, with the former all from Mesnil and the latter all from Ambonnay. All of the pinot noir in the blend is still red wine, giving the bottling a beautiful, deep salmon color. Vins clairs go through full malo in stainless steel and the wine ages three years sur latte. The new release is entirely from the 2019 vintage and was disgorged in February of 2023, with a finishing dosage of eight grams per liter. The wine offers up a lovely aromatic constellation of pomegranate, rhubarb, pâtissière, chalky soil tones and a lovely floral topnote redolent of violets. On the palate the wine is bright, focused and full-bodied, with good depth at the core, good soil undertow, frothy mousse and a long, well balanced and still quite youthful finish. This is still a puppy and another six months or a year of aging will let it settle in very nicely. It is already a good drink, but it will be even better once it properly blossoms. (Drink between 2023-2040)"
N.V. Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé
N.V. Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé
Today, we have special low pricing on this fantastic grand cru Rose from Pierre Moncuit, and this is the first time we have offered this cuvee. An old estate that has been family-run since 1889 located in the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs. They have 20 hectares of excellently located vines under the guidance of talented winemaker Nicole Moncuit, who is always determined to pull the best out of the vintage with no single style. This rosé Champagne is crafted primarily from Chardonnay with a smaller proportion of Pinot Noir, following traditional méthode champenoise. Nicole focuses on expressing the terroir's unique characteristics and highlighting the vintage's unique character to make expressive, deep, and complex champagnes. While this is labeled as nonvintage, it comes from a single year, making it an incredible buy for Grand Cru Rose Champagne at this pricing.
John Gilman 91 points! " Nicole Moncuit’s Brut Rosé is made from a cépages of seventy-five percent chardonnay and twenty-five percent pinot noir, with the former all from Mesnil and the latter all from Ambonnay. All of the pinot noir in the blend is still red wine, giving the bottling a beautiful, deep salmon color. Vins clairs go through full malo in stainless steel and the wine ages three years sur latte. The new release is entirely from the 2019 vintage and was disgorged in February of 2023, with a finishing dosage of eight grams per liter. The wine offers up a lovely aromatic constellation of pomegranate, rhubarb, pâtissière, chalky soil tones and a lovely floral topnote redolent of violets. On the palate the wine is bright, focused and full-bodied, with good depth at the core, good soil undertow, frothy mousse and a long, well balanced and still quite youthful finish. This is still a puppy and another six months or a year of aging will let it settle in very nicely. It is already a good drink, but it will be even better once it properly blossoms. (Drink between 2023-2040)"
