Tarlant | Champagne | Saignée des Tempêtées, Rosé de Saignée, Brut Nature | 2018 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Tarlant Saignée des Tempêtées, Rosé de Saignée, Brut Nature 2018

Wine Information

The Saignée des Tempêtées is a single-varietal Pinot Noir champagne from the “Tempêtée” single vineyard in Œuilly. The vineyard has a 13% slope with a northeast exposure at an altitude of 158 meters. It is characterized by calcareous clay soils. The vines were planted in 1981 by Denise, Geo, Micheline, and Jean-Mary Tarlant. There are 13 different clones in 13 rows. The harvest took place on September 3, 2018. Slow pressing took place after a 16-hour maceration by gravity. This was followed by spontaneous fermentation, and the base wine aged for seven months on its lees in Burgundy pièces. No malolactic fermentation took place. Bottled on April 5, 2019, and disgorged on June 3, 2024, with—as always—0 g dosage. 3,700 bottles were produced.

Color

Transparent, yet intense saignée red with fine perlage.

Nose

This saignée has an expressive profile of candied rose and violet petals, blood orange and kumquat zest, pomegranate juice, wild strawberries, and red currants, mingling with light herbal and rock spice.

Palate

On the palate, the rosé is chalky and cool in texture, with a clear acidity that is brilliant and almost surprising, given that 2018 was the hottest vintage in the last hundred years. This Champagne, like all Tarlants, is bone dry and polished and punchy. With aeration, it becomes increasingly reminiscent of Kriek with Scharbeek cherries. An excellent accompaniment to main courses, but also to not-too-sweet desserts and cheese.

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