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Lacourte-Godbillon, Champagne 1er Cru Rose Extra Brut, NV (Pre-Arrival; ETA: Early November 2026)

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Lacourte-Godbillon
$76.99 $87.99
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This is the bottle our staff reaches for whenever there's something to toast, and it has been for years. It's 100% Pinot Noir from Écueil, the Premier Cru village in the Petite Montagne de Reims whose sandy soils over chalk give an unusually delicate expression of the grape — about 8% of the blend is raised in oak, and the 2021 base is fleshed out with 45% reserve wine from 2020 and 2019. Géraldine Lacourte, whose great-grandparents founded the domaine in 1947, runs it with her husband Richard Desvignes; they left city careers to come back to the vines in 2006, learned winemaking from Eric Rodez, and have bottled all of their own fruit rather than selling it off since 2013. Farming is Demeter-certified biodynamic, fermentation is by ambient yeast with very little sulfur, and dosage is kept minimal here at 3 grams. All marzipan, violet, strawberry and cherry blossom, this is a Pinot lover's rosé rather than a simply fruity one — ready now, and good for two to four more years.

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Robert Parker

91 points

"Based on the 2021 vintage, and augmented by 45% reserve wines (mostly from 2020, along with 6% red wine from 2019), Lacourte-Godbillon’s NV Premier Cru Rosé was disgorged in June 2024 with a dosage of three grams per liter. Opening with enticing aromas of tangerine zest, red apple and red plum, it leads into a medium- to full-bodied, elegant palate underpinned by a racy spine of acidity and ample chalky structure, concluding with a delicately perfumed finish. This is a rosé Champagne of finesse rather than power." —Kristaps Karklins

Wine Enthusiast

91 points

"With a small amount fermented in wood, this Champagne has richness, spice and a touch of maturity to open the flavors. A ripe wine with hints of strawberry, it is ready to drink." —Roger Voss

More about Lacourte-Godbillon

When a star like Eric Rodez recommends you check out a new Champagne producer, you’d be foolish not to make a visit. Adam Freidberg, Rodez’ long time New York importer, is no fool. So he went straight to Ecueil, on the Montagne de Reims, where he found a young couple making absolutely killer Champagnes. Geraldine Lacourte and her husband, Francois, took over Geraldine’s family vines and started bottling instead of selling to the co-op. Their plots – 85% planted to Pinot Noir – are on a patchwork of different soils, including sand over very deep chalk (at the top of the mountain), and heavier clay (at the bottom). Such variety of soils can make for a complete and complex Champagne. But it takes a lot of work and experience to vinify each parcel separately and then blend them together just right. Fortunately, they’ve been tutored and supported by Eric Rodez, who practiced these arts at no less a Champagne house than Krug. Eric also convinced them to go organic (their farming has been certified for a couple of years). Lacourte Godbillon, with their organic, everything-by-hand farming, terroir-focused winemaking, and pure, pure wines, is the kind of grower that could blow up one day. In fact, the wines were on track to do just that, with placements in top restaurants and prices moving upwards.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

Certified biodynamic

100% Pinot Noir

52% 2022, 48% 2021 and 2020

From the village of Écueil 1er Cru

Sandy terroir on limestone

40+ year old vines

Ambient yeast fermentation

Yes Malo

Fermented and aged in 62% stainless steel, 38% older barrel

Aged 28 months on the lees

Dosage 2.5 g/L

Unfined and unfiltered

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Duck rillettes, salmon tartare, charcuterie, strawberry tart, or a summer tomato and burrata salad.

Tasting Profile

Strawberry, cherry blossom, violet and marzipan. Light-bodied and dry with fine bubbles, bright acidity and a clean, gently savory finish.

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