Lavet på ca 3 % Pinot Noir, 52 % Chardonnay og resten Pinot Meunier. Vinen er fadgæret og lavet uden malolaktisk fermentation. Fadgæringen giver fylde og kompleksitet, mens den manglende malo bidrager med nerve og et fast syrebid.
Det er husspecialet hos Gratien - at balancere effekten af fadgæringen med den friske syre.
Stærk indflydelse fra Chardonnay med friske citruselementer og mineralitet bliver flot suppleret af aromaer af røde bær fra Pinot Noir og sarte skovbundsnoter fra Meunier. Ren og forfriskende i smagen med en lang eftersmag af røde bær.
Champagne er selvfølgelig aperitifvinen par excellence, men er faktisk meget velegnet til mad, og er generelt en af de mest alsidige vine, der findes. Fisk og skaldyr er oplagt, men de kraftigere Champagner, domineret af blå druer, er også velegnede til fjerkræ. Desuden er Champagne en af de bedste allround vine til ost.
Specifikationer
Producent
Alfred Gratien, Champagne
Vintype
Mousserende vin
Druesort
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Anmeldelser badgets
The Champagne Guide - 95 p
Lagring
Store fade
Servering fra
8°
Servering til
11°
Alkohol
12,5%
Velegnet til
Fisk og skaldyr, Fjerkræ
Flaskestørrelse
Alm - 0,75l (75 cl)
"I have always been of the opinion that champagne should be to wine what haute couture is to fashion." Alfred Gratien.
Alfred Gratien er på mange måder en mystisk plante i Champagne-landskabet. Det er det mindste rigtige Champagnehus med ca. en promille af den samlede produktion af Champagne, men de er den tredjestørste ejer af vintønder i Champagne. De er del af en global koncern, men drives som et lille familiefirma. Det er elsket af vinskribenter og serveres de mest fornemme steder – Gratien var huschampagne på Concorde, de leverer til Elysée palæet, og man finder Gra...
"I have always been of the opinion that champagne should be to wine what haute couture is to fashion." Alfred Gratien.
Alfred Gratien er på mange måder en mystisk plante i Champagne-landskabet. Det er det mindste rigtige Champagnehus med ca. en promille af den samlede produktion af Champagne, men de er den tredjestørste ejer af vintønder i Champagne. De er del af en global k...
The Gratien house style is particularly flattering to rosé, and this medium salmon-tinted style is alive and full with layers of precise red cherry, raspberry, strawberry and watermelon fruit, accented with pink peppe...
The Gratien house style is particularly flattering to rosé, and this medium salmon-tinted style is alive and full with layers of precise red cherry, raspberry, strawberry and watermelon fruit, accented with pink pepper. The textural synergy that defines the house is no easy balancing act, calmly uniting the creamy, silky texture of barrel fermentation, the fine mouthfeel of carefully managed tannins, the fine chalk mineral definition og great terroirs and the enlivening cut of malic acidity. Barrel and bottle age contribute subtle allure of toast and dried nectarines, eloquently supporting and never competing with bight red fruits focus.
93 p. Jamessuckling.com
This is a fruitier rosé. Dry and layered with nice phenols, yet it’s lively. Full-bodied, creamy and relatively dry at the end. Not heavy, but agile. 46% chardonnay 20% pinot noir and 34% pinot meunier.
92 p. Vinous
(45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier and 15% Pinot Noir; 8 g/l dosage; L14198): Light, bright orange. Vibrant, mineral-accented aromas of pomegranate, raspberry and tangerine, plus a suave note of smoky lees. Bitter rhu...
(45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier and 15% Pinot Noir; 8 g/l dosage; L14198): Light, bright orange. Vibrant, mineral-accented aromas of pomegranate, raspberry and tangerine, plus a suave note of smoky lees. Bitter rhubarb and cherry skin flavors give way to softer, sweeter raspberry in the mid-palate, with gentle minerality adding spine and lift. Packs a solid punch but comes off surprisingly lithe for its power. Finishes with excellent clarity, a subtle vanilla quality and strong mineral-driven persistence. In the context of top-drawer pink Champagne this bottling always delivers outstanding value.
- Josh Raynolds
92 p. Wine Advocate
Dusky pink in color, Alfred Gratien's Brut Rosé – in this case a blend of Chardonnay (52%), Pinot Noir (3 %) and Pinot Meunier (17%) based on 2010 (80% plus 20% Réserve wines) – shows a very clear, fresh and refined b...
Dusky pink in color, Alfred Gratien's Brut Rosé – in this case a blend of Chardonnay (52%), Pinot Noir (3 %) and Pinot Meunier (17%) based on 2010 (80% plus 20% Réserve wines) – shows a very clear, fresh and refined bouquet of aromatic red berries, cherries, and brioche along with chalky and floral flavors. The attack on the palate is pure, straight and elegant, and the cuvée reveals a lot of crispy freshness, grip and livelines. Provided with a very delicate foam, this finesse-full and well structured wine goes well as an aperitif but also with food, fish for example. The wine was fermented in barrels with no malolactic.
- Stephan Reinhardt
