Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 JULY4 and the wine that emerges

and the wine that emerges is stony and floral rather than rich

which involves extended skin contact to extract both the vivid color and the complex

soft citrus and a finish of freshly ground coffee and dark chocolate

half Savagnin from grey marl

Coessens Champagne Brut Rose de Saignee Largillier 2022 JULY4 and the wine that emergesThis is rose Champagne with the build of a serious red. Jerome Coessens farms the Largillier monopole in the Aube, and on its patches of heavy clay genuinely rare in Champagne his Pinot Noir takes on shocking breadth and richness. Made by the saignee method, where color and depth come from soaking on the skins, this bottle turns out deep, dark, and downright meaty. It's less aperitif, more main course a Champagne you can set next to duck or lamb and