This wine leads with aromas of bright cherry, raspberry, peach, red apple, and orange marmalade, complemented by toasted bread and roasted almonds. Notes of oak spice in the background blend well with these brighter fruit aromas. On the palate, the soft mousse leads into a creamy mid-palate. Flavors of cherry, strawberry, peach, and citrus zest lead into a finish of toasted brioche.

Each year, we create our Brut Reserve Rose by adding a little bit of red Pinot Noir to the Brut Reserve blend, resulting in a beautiful pink color and a nice pop of red fruit. For this special Extended Tirage release, we held back a batch of Brut Reserve Rose, allowing it to age on the yeast for more than five years, giving added complexity to the wine. This additional aging contributed lots of rich, toasty aromas and flavors to the wine and also lent an extra layer of creaminess to the mid-palate.

The toastiness of this wine would work really well with anything grilled. Cedar plank salmon comes to mind immediately, but grilled chicken or pork would also pair nicely, as would vegetable skewers. If you want something a little more elegant, seared duck breast would be delicious.

BLEND

56% Pinot Noir

42% Chardonnay

2% Pinot Meunier

RESIDUAL SUGAR (DOSAGE)

0.81%

STYLE

Brut

ALCOHOL

12.5%

TA

7.4 g/l

PH

3.12

TIME EN TIRAGE

64 months

AGING POTENTIAL

5-10 years