Ernest Remy Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Brut Champagne $312 6pack The grapes used for the Brut Blanc de Noirs are 100% Pinot Noir from the villages of Mailly-Champagne, Verzy and Verzenay. No oak contact, and extended sur-lie aging in bottle. It is aged for at least 36 months in natural underground limestone cellars dug under the family's house. This represents 3 times the minimum required by the champagne AOC law. Such long aging optimizes the process and helps create a more complex and mature Champagne. Brilliant golden color. Vinous, long and straight with green apple and pear flavors.
Ernest Remy Rosé de Saignee Grand Cru Champagne $450 6pack Only the oldest pinot noir vineyards of the family domaine compose the blend of the Rosé de Saignee. With an excellent quality, the grapes gathered during the harvest are picked off without pressing before the low temperature delicate pellicular maceration. In a second time, the saignee allows the flow of juices called goutte. These juices are vilified without the malolactic fermentation in order to preserve the freshness of their red fruits and flowery flavors.
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