Champagne J. Lassalle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Rosé

This is mostly red grapes (70 percent pinot noir and 15 percent meunier), gaining its pale pink color from six percent of that pinot noir as red wine. In addition to the color, those grape skins bring scents of cherry blossoms and cherry leaf, the ample, violet-tinged fruit meeting austere tannins in the end. Pour it with a salad of duck confit.
The NV Brut Rose Premier Cru stands out for its vibrant, direct personality. Deceptively pale in color, the NV Brut Rose Premier Cru presents a tense, vibrant expression of fruit that is highly appealing. Sweet floral notes develop later, but ultimately this is a wine build on acidity and minerality. Lassalle’s Rose is striking in its beauty and purity.