Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature Champagne Rose Blend 2018

FRANCE : CHAMPAGNE : CumièresBIODYNAMIC : Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot BlancMED-BODIED, RIPE CHERRY, STONE FRUIT, SALINE, NEUTRAL OAKBrut Nature Rosé is the fifth vintage of the collaboration between Louis Roederer and designer Philippe Starck, built around a 10-hectare biodynamically farmed plot in Cumières. Zero dosage, no malolactic fermentation, 20% aged in oak barrels. What the wine has instead of sugar is structure: the Pinot Noir goes through five days of cold infusion before blending, which extracts color and weight without heat or heavy tannin.2018 was warm and generous across Champagne. In this wine it reads as ripe cherry on the front palate and stone fruit persistence, with enough saline minerality to keep the finish taut — which is exactly what zero dosage needs to work.PAIRINGS : Raw oysters the wine's saline streak mirrors the brine; zero dosage means no competing sweetness Salmon sashimi cold infusion Pinot Noir weight cuts through fatty fish cleanly Roasted duck breast the ripe cherry character and Pinot Noir structure handle the richness

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