Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 JULY4 then aged sur lies for

then aged sur lies for 26 months with minimal manipulation

ferments with native yeasts and ages in neutral barrels

half Savagnin from grey marl

It is certainly more on the elegant side of Cognac

and this is all Tempranillo

Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 JULY4 then aged sur lies forThis is rose Champagne with the build of a serious red. Jerome Coessens farms the Largillier monopole in the Aube, and on its patches of heavy clay genuinely rare in Champagne his Pinot Noir takes on shocking breadth and richness. Made by the saignee method, where color and depth come from soaking on the skins, this bottle turns out deep, dark, and downright meaty. It's less aperitif, more main course a Champagne you can set next to duck or lamb and