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Wine Description
The Story
Nicolas Feuillatte’s iconic cuvée, capturing its quintessential style, Palmes d’Or Rosé Intense is only revealed through the prism of the vintage when a truly exceptional harvest year enables its primary qualities to truly shine. A wine defined by time, capable of stirring supreme emotion, offering texture and flavours of great finesse. A rare ‘saignée’ rosé, where some of the red wine juices are ‘bled’ briefly from the skins, this intense, well-structured cuvée champions not only the vintage, but also the intrinsic character of a unique Champagne. A Champagne like no other that transcends the very notion of vintage and embraces eternity. Audacity, sensuality and intensity define this fine, expressive Champagne, with its complex aromas of red fruits and flowers. An iconoclastic cuvée, defying convention and presenting the very best of Champagne, in an extraordinary moment.
A CHAMPAGNE OF UNIQUE CHARACTER
• Rosé de saignée, with its pronounced, sensual colour.
• Remains in the cellars for almost a decade.
• 100% Pinot Noir from two cru vineyards; delicately spicy Grand Cru grapes from Bouzy allied with the intense fruitladen quality of Riceys.
• Tremendous ageing potential. supreme emotion, offering texture and flavours of great finesse.
Vintage 2005
The 2005 vintage was a year of marked contrasts between seasons and regions. Following a fairly harsh winter, 2005 had a mild spring with relatively warm temperatures all year long. There was above average sunshine and a slight water deficit, as had been the case throughout the dry cycle of 2005/2004 and 2003. The heat and humidity in July produced larger grapes and bunches, rather unusually for the Champagne region, while the cooler weather in August, followed by a very sunny month of September, led to favourable ripening in spite of heavy parasite pressure. The harvest dates were “typical” of those of the decade: September 12th for Chardonnays and the following day for Pinots Noirs.
