Champagne Alfred Gratien - Brut Rosé
91/100
Robert Parker
15/20
Bettane & Desseauve
15/20
RVF
"Based on the 2014 vintage, the Brut Rosé is close to the blend of the Brut Classique, but with 12% red wine added and a slightly higher percentage of Chardonnay. The wine is pale pink in color and offers a very delicate bouquet of fine red fruit and floral aromas. On the palate, it is pure, fresh, and very invigorating, with citrus flavors in an energetic finish." (Wine Advocate 2018 - Robert Parker)
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Eye
Light pink color, with subtle copper highlights. Very fine, pearly and persistent effervescence.
Nose
Delicate and subtle, with nuanced spring flowers: lilac, lily of the valley, cornflowers, and fruity notes of apricot. Hints of rosewater and grapefruit.
Palate
A caressing attack, a beautiful balance between aromatic intensity and freshness with notes of strawberry cream and biscuit. Lovely persistence, pure and lively.
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink from
2019
Drink before
2022
Food and wine pairings
It pairs very well with smoked fish (salmon, trout...), sautéed mushrooms, red fruit desserts...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide): 4 stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)
About the estate:
Small in vineyard area (less than 2 hectares), but big on quality, this discreet house, owned by the same proprietors as Gratien-Meyer (Crémant de Loire), has the welcoming face of a sure bet. Vinification systematically takes place in barrels, and malolactic fermentation is blocked to maintain extra vibrancy. It's the archetype of a connoisseur's champagne. At Alfred Gratien, the vintage cuvée is always older than the prestige cuvée, Paradis: 2004 versus 2008. Both are magnificent, and the vinous, intense 2004 is still remarkably young, but the 2008 Paradis deserves high praise—it's a vintage that will be remembered for years to come. The 2007 rosé Paradis also shines!
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2019 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1864 by Alfred Gratien, the house was acquired in 2000 by the German group Henkell & Co, which has brought together numerous European sparkling wine brands. It has retained its cellar master, Nicolas Jaeger, the fourth of that name to work for the brand and to preserve its traditions (absence of malolactic fermentation, aging of base wines in reused Champagne barrels).
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated wine (2018 guide) 91/100 (Excellent wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Based on the 2014 vintage, the Brut Rosé is similar to the Brut Classique blend, but with 12% red wine added and a slightly higher percentage of Chardonnay. The wine is pale pink in color and offers a very delicate bouquet of fine red fruit and floral aromas. On the palate, it is pure, fresh, and very invigorating, with citrus notes leading to an energetic finish.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the wine:
Lovely texture, a wine carried by pleasant bitterness on the finish.
About the estate:
This discreet house, which perpetuates the tradition of crafting still wines in oak barrels—dynamic and complex Chardonnay-dominant Champagnes—has, like its parent company Gratien-Meyer in Saumur, belonged since 2000 to a major sparkling wine group based in Wiesbaden, Germany. In historic buildings in the center of Épernay, cellar master Nicolas Jaeger, who succeeded his father and grandfather, perfects a handcrafted Champagne-making process, gradually streamlined but still limited in volume. Almost all of his grapes are sourced within a 40-kilometer radius of Épernay, resulting in Champagnes that soften and enhance their naturally high acidity (since malolactic fermentation is blocked) through barrel vinification. The vintage wines are aged in the cellars under cork stoppers. The proportion of Meunier grapes is reduced in the latest blends, giving way to Pinot Noir.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 3 reviews
Note and review by Mr. DITORIA T. Published on 10/03/2016
A seductive Champagne. A beautiful balance between the aroma and the freshness of small red fruits, particularly raspberry. A lovely, elegant vintage.
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Note and review by Mr. PHILIPPE R. Published on 05/06/2019
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Note and review by Ms. CORALIE D. Published on 26/08/2017
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