Gatinois, Champagne Brut Rose Grand Cru, NV

Name: Gatinois, Champagne Brut Rose Grand Cru, NV
Brand: Polaner [POL]
SKU: NYC-4-POL-`FGA027`-101725-25
Price: 69.99 USD
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Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France

by Gatinois

$69.99

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The color in this Grand Cru rosé comes from a still red Aÿ Pinot Noir that the Gatinois family makes in small quantities, and only in very sunny years, from the oldest parcels on the estate (a small block of roughly 70-year-old vines). That red goes into the estate's white base wines, mostly Pinot Noir with a little Chardonnay, all of it from Aÿ Grand Cru. The result is a rosé with real weight that drinks more like serious red-fruited Champagne than a pretty aperitif. Twelfth-generation Louis Gatinois, a geologist who took over in 2010, still sells part of the crop to Bollinger, which tells you what the neighbors think of this fruit. He bottles more under the family label every year, but at about 3,300 cases total there still isn't much to go around. If you think of rosé Champagne as charming but slight, this bottle will change your mind.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The NV Brut Rosé Grand Cru is another fine non-vintage offering in this range from Gatinois. Pinot Noir is once again very much center stage. Wild cherry, spice, tobacco, dried flowers, mint and game fill out the layers. The Brut Rosé can be enjoyed on its own, but I see it more as a food wine, given its strong Pinot inflections. Citrus, spice and floral notes add an exotic flourish. This release is 90% Pinot Noir (including 7% still red wine) and 10% Chardonnay, based on 2020." —Antonio Galloni

Wine Spectator

90 points

"Hints of slivered almond and pastry dough impart a subtle leesy edge to the flavors of poached peach and white cherry fruit, grated ginger and chalk found in this lip-smacking rosé Champagne with a lively bead."

More about Gatinois

The Gatinois family has grown Pinot Noir on the grand cru hillsides of Aÿ for more than four centuries. Louis Gatinois, the twelfth generation and a trained geologist, took charge in 2010. The family has traditionally sold part of the harvest to big houses like Bollinger, but now keeps more of its fruit for its own label each year. Seven hectares, six of them Pinot Noir, and only about 3,300 cases a year. Small, serious, old-soul Champagne.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Chardonnay , Pinot Noir
Vintage

NV
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Sustainable
Style

Crisp , Elegant
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

Vintage

2021

Bottle Sizes

750 ML

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Appellation

Barolo

Wine Type

Red

Varietals

Nebbiolo

Vineyard

Sourced from the following vineyards: from Barolo - Cannubi, Sarmassa and Vignane, from Castiglione Falletto - Codana, from La Morra - Rocche dell'Annunziata and Boiolo.The parcels total about three hectares.

Orientation

South - Southeast.

Soil

Various soils - compact sand alternating with sandstone in Barolo and Castiglione Falletto, more clay with limestone in La Morra.

Viticulture

Hand-harvested. VIneyards planted between 1980 and 1990.

Vinification

Fermented for 25 to 30 days partly in cement tanks and partly in stainless steel

Aging

After the parcels are fermented separately they are assembled into 50 HL casks where they age for about three years. Aged for an additional 6 months or more in bottle before release.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled salmon, roasted duck breast, wild strawberry tart, aged prosciutto

Tasting Profile

Pale rose color with aromas of raspberry, red currant, and brioche. Elegant, dry palate with fine acidity, red fruit and toast flavors, and a refined, persistent finish.

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