François Montand Brut Rosé 0,75 l

Name:

François Montand Brut Rosé

Country of origin:

France

Growing region:

The vineyard enlarges upon the Jura department, on 80 kilometres long and 7 kilometres wide at an average altitude of 300 meters; from Champagne-sur-Loue to Saint-Jean-d'Etreux between the plain of Bressane and the foothills of the Jurassian plateau. It is located in the west facing slopes of the Jura Mountain oriented to Southwest. We call this region the "Revermont" or "Bon-Pays". Additional vineyard sources outside the Jura.

Grape varieties:

Black Grenache and Cinsault

Soil:

The soils are thin and constituted of limestone boulders coated with brown clays or clay with cherts from the dissolution of limestone. The vineyard's subsoil mainly consists of marl (iridescent red marlsand green from the Trias, gray marl of Lias).

Cellar life:

2 to 3 years

Vinification:

Really well made in the classic Champagne Method. Aged horizontally at least for 9 months.

Tasting:

Salmon pink colour with a purple tinge. Intense and fine bouquet, evoking dried cherries and raspberries. On the palate crisp and dry, with a lot of great bubbles, round on the palate. The wine finishes clean with a pleasant, sharpness and aromas of red berries.

Alcohol content:

12 %vol

Acidity:

7 g/l

Residual sugar:

8 g/l

Recommendations:

Serve the François Montand Brut Rosé as an aperitif, with a truffle risotto, risotto ai funghi or as a dessert wine.

Drinking temperature:

6° to 8° C

Producer:

La Maison Du Vigneron Negociant, A/AT F-39570 Crancot, France