Rosé de Saignée Premier Cru Extra Brut

Wine Description for Rosé de Saignée Premier Cru Extra Brut by Larmandier-Bernier

Colour & Appearance

Sparkling ruby red with copper-coloured reflections. The intense, large-bubbled mousse bears witness to vibrant freshness and artisanal precision – a visual promise that this Champagne more than delivers on the palate.

Nose

An exuberant fruit abundance opens the aromatic play: wild raspberries, blackcurrant, rosehip and preserved sour cherries dominate initially. With air contact, impressive complexity unfolds – notes of undergrowth, leather and cedarwood join in, perfectly contrasted by refreshing vegetable accents of nettle, mint and blackcurrant leaves.

Palate

Here the true greatness of this Rosé de Saignée reveals itself: Fine bitter notes form a fascinating contrast to the fruity nose. The Champagne grips decisively, drawing across the tongue with impressive spice and presence. The Extra Brut dosage gives pride of place to the terroir and Pinot Noir fruit – an expressive, uncompromising style.

Finish

The finale seems never-ending – long, precise, with sustained mineral tension and lingering fruit echoes. A Champagne that stays in the memory.

Terroir & Origin

Larmandier-Bernier is among the pioneers of biodynamic viticulture in Champagne. The Premier Cru vineyard sites around Vertus provide grapes of exceptional quality that authentically reflect the chalky terroir of the Côte des Blancs.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pure Pinot Noir, vinified using the saignée method: the grapes are left briefly on the skins to extract colour and structure. The Extra Brut dosage (under 6 g/l residual sugar) underscores the house’s purist philosophy and allows the fruit intensity and minerality to shine through unadulterated.

Food Pairing Suggestions

A fantastic food companion! Excellent with smoked salmon rolls with cranberry cream, pan-fried duck breast on mixed leaf salad with wild raspberry dressing or surprisingly with strawberries with herb oyster mushrooms and Brie. The spice and structure also harmonise excellently with aged hard cheese or robust game birds.

Special Features

An authentic, biodynamically produced Champagne that proves rosé can be far more than a summer aperitif. The combination of fruit abundance, structure and length makes it a serious food pairing partner of the highest calibre.