Jacques Lassaigne 'Les Vignes de Montgueux' Extra Brut Rose, Champagne, France Famille Dutraive 14 months on the full

14 months on the full lees

An open and expressive style: salty lemon and mandarin

100% Baga • chalky clay soil • 100% destemmed • individual vinyeards fermented separately with long maceration but low extraction • final blend made after short elevage in tank • Practicing Biodynamic (Demeter)

Pingus has already joined that elite club of producers—Raveneau

the two parts switch places to rest: the portion fermented in stainless goes into amphora

Jacques Lassaigne 'Les Vignes de Montgueux' Extra Brut Rose, Champagne, France Famille Dutraive 14 months on the fullThis cuve is Emmanuel Lassaignes chalk driven ros from Montgueux, built on old vine Chardonnay for line and finesse with a small portion of Pinot Noir vinified as red for color and red fruit lift. Fermentations are spontaneous, levage rests partly in older barrels on fine lees, and the wine is bottled with minimal intervention and a very low dosage in an Extra Brut style. The profile is precise and drythink raspberry, vine peach, and wild strawberry