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  • When to drink

    Now-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Smoked salmon, grilled turbot & roasted guinea fowl

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The Story

Every Grand Vintage is unique and original, the cellar master’s personal, free interpretation in service of the singular qualities of that year’s grapes. Grand Vintage Rosé is the perfect embodiment of the Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage spirit, a sprit founded on three essential values:

Each bottle of Möet & Chandon Grand Vintage Rosé Brut is unique and original. This champagne has been crafted from the most rigorously selected grapes of one single harvest. The coupage of Grand Vintage Rosé champagne is created from the blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier. The second fermentation process and ageing of this champagne was realized in the dark underground cellers of Moët et Chandon over a time-period of 48 months in this champagne´s bottle. During the degüelle (disgorgement) process, there was eight grams of sugar added per liter.

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Wine Information

This  is the 43rd Grand Vintage Rosé; and is exceptional in its maturity, complexity and charisma. The 2012 Grand Vintage Rosé evokes the transition from spring to summer. It offers an exquisite delicacy, accompanied by freshness and beautiful shades of coral.

This vintage’s red grape varieties were particularly good, especially the Meunier, which explains their dominant proportion in the blend. For once, the Chardonnay stays slightly in the background. 

Blend: 42% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 23% Pinot Meunier

Ageing period in cellars: at least 5 years

Ageing after disgorging: at least 6 months

Dosage: 5g/liter

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Vintage 2012

The next most exceptional vintage since 2008. A truly difficult growing season saw severe frosts in the winter. March brought warmth but early budbreak made the vines vulnerable to spring frosts. Overall, the early growing season was wet, and mildew became a serious issue. However, conditions improved dramatically in the later summer months. An August heatwave resulted in a rapid accumulation of sugar, but fortunately the nights remained cool, which helped to preserve acidity. Although yields were low (averaging at 9,210 kg/ha) due to frost, hail and disease early in the season, the 2012 harvest was exemplary in its maturity, acidity and grape health. A rare high acid, high sugar September harvest with impeccable concentration of flavour and refreshing vibrancy. Pinot Noir is the superstar of the vintage, though Pinot Meunier excelled too. A vintage that promises great longevity for the finest cuvées, it was widely declared by producers. However, Krug decided to invest in its reserve wines on this great year, and no Vintage was produced. The quality of 2012 is universally high, with the greatest releases so far including Louis Roederer Cristal and Cristal Rosé, Bollinger La Grande Année and La Grande Année Rosé, as well as Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Rosé.

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Coral pink with a suggestion of orange. Refreshing hints of pink grapefruit and blood orange are followed by scents of morello cherry, wild strawberry and rhubarb.At first, soft, silky and harmonious. A light, delicate texture soon gives way to a subtle bite, with notes of Victoria plum and damsons on the finish.

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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Drinking temperature

7-9C

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