R-20 Grains de Celles Rosé
Pierre Gerbais, Côte des Bar, Champagne, France
Not a single parcel but a selection of the most complementary soils of Celles-sur-Ource, the fruit of observation by eight generations of the Gerbais family.
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc from Celles-sur-Ource, with Pinot Noir vinified as red.
- A blend of the domaine's terroirs, 30 months on lees, Extra Brut at 3 g/l.
- From the 2020 harvest: from 2018 the cuvée is a single vintage with no reserve wine.
- Vintage
- 2020 (R-20)
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir 55% (including 10% Coteaux Champenois red), Chardonnay 22.5%, Pinot Blanc 22.5%
- Soil
- Kimmeridgian marl and limestone
- Farming
- Ampelos since 1996, HVE
- Bottle ageing
- 30 months on lees
- Dosage
- Extra Brut, 3 g/l
Winemaking
Picked by hand and vinified by parcel, exclusively in tank. Light settling, natural alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation, then ten months on lees. No fining or filtering. Thirty months in bottle, disgorged six months before release.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.