Lallier Premier Cru Rose
Dear friends,
Day 22 and so far, so good. These New Year’s resolutions are not so tough to live by, in fact I rather enjoy living high-fructose-free, and oh, drinking less quantity and more quality. I’ll stick to something healthy and reasonable, like champagne. And with which, I’m opening up the 2010 season of wine offers from our humble but well researched, philosophical team of wine enthusiasts who scour through tastings in pursuit of pure, balanced, ethereal wines.
I wrote about Lallier Champagne, from Ay, during our first season and got wonderful feedback. At the moment I am quite enthused with their premier cru rose, a blend of mostly grand cru vineyards in Bouzy, Avize, Ay, and 1er cru in Mareuil-sur-Ay. The blend is about 80% pinot noir and 20% chardonnay. A delicate salmon pink lends itself not necessarily to a delicate style. (The sommeliers all love the razor sharp acidity in champagnes which pair beautifully with food). In contrast, this champagne is one to drink and enjoy on its own (or with a little tapenade). Delicious as an aperitif with its lush and rich New Orleansian decadence. An intense perfume of wild strawberry and some bitter almond – the dosage is about ten grams of sugar per liter (fairly average) but the taste is lacy, dry and you can taste the chalky soil which lends to the vigor of these grapes. The wine is aged for three years partly in stainless steel and a percentage in neutral oak barrels. When bottled, the wine further rests in 18th century limestone cellars for 6 months before being shipped.
This is a fairly large and historic maison but their efforts are not towards advertising (Russian models photographed in Parisian hotel rooms, ok but what does that have to do with the wine?). I guess the fact that Henri IV loved the wines of Ay is also beside the point (plus there were no bubbles then).
I don’t think anyone would associate me with ‘pink,’ however when it comes to Champagne, I do prefer a touch of rose. This drinks equally well in a regular wine glass (where you can really dive into the aroma) as it does in a flute.
Lallier Premier Cru Rose
$52.99 per bottle
We ship to 48 states, and pick up is available. Please email with desired amounts. Offer will close Monday and orders will be shipped by the end of the following week.
Slainte,
Mary
Mary Taylor
mary@thoreauwinesociety.com
(Thoreau Wine Society](ThoreauWineSociety.com)
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By Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor, a Bostonian who has been involved the New York wine trade forever, recently moved full-time to Burgundy to send dispatches from the trenches: “It’s dirty work, but someone has to do it.” Mary is known for her love for elegant and nuanced European wines. She works for the Thoreau Wine Society, where members receive weekly wine offerings along with musings about life, love and travel (ThoreauWineSociety.com).
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