2017 | Cedric Bouchard | Cote de Val Vilaine Roses de Jeanne

Inviting bouquet of pear, green apple, lemon oil, mandarin, beeswax and warm bread. On the palate, it's full-bodied and ample but incisive, with an enveloping core of charming fruit, lively acids and a long, chalky finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Disgorged without dosage in April 2018, the NV Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine (2016) is showing superbly, unfurling in the glass with an inviting bouquet of pear, green apple, lemon oil, mandarin, beeswax and warm bread. On the palate, it's full-bodied and ample but incisive, with an enveloping core of charming fruit, lively acids and a long, chalky finish. Despite its expansive, vinous profile, it's brilliantly focused. Cédric Bouchard's Val Vilaine is his cuvée that has made the most qualitative progress in the last five years—its yields have halved, bringing it in line with his other cuvées at around 25 hectoliters per hectare—and the 2016 is the best to date. As readers may know, it derives from a 1.4-hectare south-facing parcel that was planted in 1974, and it's the domaine's largest cuvée by some margin.

Producer Information

Champagne Roses de Jeanne is a sought-after Champagne producer located in the Côte de Bar in the village of Landreville. Propietor Cédric Bouchard has been producing Roses de Jeanne Champagne since 2000 from single vineyards, varieties and vintages, forgoing the usual Champagne practice of assemblage or blending. Vineyards for the production of Champagne Roses de Jeanne are all located in the Aube, an area in the south of the region that is known as Pinot Noir country. It is warmer here than in comparison to the northern parts of Champagne with soils largely composed of limestone-rich clay. Bouchard farms his own vineyards organically and produces varietal Champagnes from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc. Vine yields are kept extremely low to allow for concentrated flavor compounds to accumulate in the berries. Champagne Roses de Jeanne is vinified more like a Burgundy to express the vintage, the individual character of the grape variety, and the terroir. Grapes are hand-harvested and sorted, juice is only used from the first pressing, and fermentation is completed via indigenous yeasts. After a secondary fermentation in bottle, Champagnes are corked without dosage. Styles in Roses de Jeanne's portfolio include Blanc de Noirs, Blanc de Blancs, and Rosé Champagnes.

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