NV R. Pouillon & Fils, Rose De Maceration Brut Champagne (2020 Base) 1.5L Magnum, France Desire Petit basket pressed into neutral oak

basket pressed into neutral oak barrels and aged in barrels for two months to keep the wine more fruit forward - Bottled unfined and without any sulfites added

suckers for this style

finishing long on a chalk-saline line

Effortlessly drinkable but rewards detective work if you’re in the mood

Aged in neutral French oak for 9 months then bottled with no fining

NV R. Pouillon & Fils, Rose De Maceration Brut Champagne (2020 Base) 1.5L Magnum, France Desire Petit basket pressed into neutral oakThis wine is 100% pinot noir from the premier cru Mareuil sur A. Fabrice macerates the juice on the skins for up to 12 hours before it is pressed and fermented in enamel and neutral barrique. 80% of the wine continues elevage for 8 months, while 20% is racked to neutral barrique where it ages for 18 months. At 8 months of elevage the current years wine is blended with the 18 month aged wine from the previous year to complete the assemblage. Doing so