Description / Reviews
// 64% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 16% Chardonnay and a touch of Pinot Blanc
20% of wines vinified in French oak
0g/L dosage
"The result of a free-spirited collaboration between the Louis Roederer Champagne House and creator Philippe Starck, this pared-down, zero-dosage champagne captures the essence of Cumières' black soils in a sunny vintage. Produced exclusively in warm, dry years, it reflects our vision of a “climate change laboratory” through its singular taste. The Brut Nature Rosé is fabulously fresh, with a clean, vibrant fruit that reflects both the terroir and the infusion technique used to create it. This is a lovely trim champagne of immense charm, seductive and well-structured, revealing a dense body lifted by a bright, juicy, saline sensation." - House Notes
"The 2018 Brut Nature Rosé offers a beguiling combination of strong Pinot Noir inflections and cool, mineral-driven Cumières character. Cranberry, white flowers, chalk, game and dried herbs are all finely sculpted. Here, too, the Rosé is not quite as austere as the first releases in the series because of longer aging prior to bottling and lees-stirring during élevage. Even so, I very much admire the wine’s tension and drive. The Rosé is a blend of 20% Pinot Noir that is picked 5 days ahead of the main harvest and cold-soaked, plus 80% of the Blanc field blend, done in the same infusion style Roederer uses for Cristal Rosé. That approach exalts the flavor profile and structure of Pinot Noir, qualities that explode on the substantial finish." - 94 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"A touch of yellow pear flashes up on the nose, immediately signalling both ripeness and the sense of juiciness that pervades the entire wine. This is accompanied by some ripe Mirabelle plum and only restrained hints of creaminess. The palate is pure, and even juicier than the nose, shining with as much clarity as roundness. The absence of dosage pushes both ripeness and structure centre stage and underlines a sense of clarity, while the finest phenolic frame corrals the fruit. Harvested from a south-facing, concave hillside in the village of Cumières that slopes down to the river Marne, this is clearly ripe, but also still embryonic. Beautifully juicy and clear right now, this will gain with further bottle age." - 93 Points, Anne Krebiehl MW, Decanter
