Benoit Marguet Champagne "Shaman" Brut Nature Rose 2020

Benoit Marguet Champagne "Shaman" Brut Nature Rose 2020A stunning, "wow factor" ros Champagne from Benoit Marguet. Vivacious raspberry is paired with a stony cut and great acidity. The secret is that it's mostly Chardonnay, with roughly 1 3 Pinot Noir. Benoit does his blending in opaque tasting glasses so he isn't influenced by color, only the taste. Fermentation and elevage in neutral oak. His rougly 10 hectares of vines in Ambonnay and Bouzy are farmed biodynamically and plowed only with horses. While

picking early to preserve natural acidity

Original Wood Case

it’s got pleasant spice and some apple cider notes

Dried apricot and orange zest with turmeric tea notes and cinnamon-y texture

Chevarin left a career in the music industry to follow his passion for farming and winemaking and has so far successfully made all of his wine without the addition of sulfur

on granitic bedrock and they have never been treated with pesticides in their existence

Vinified in cement and large old oak barrels (bourguignonnes)

like restoring obscure

Roussanne and others

95% Pinot Noir

and it is complemented beautifully with plump

and its continental climate and sandy soils are the perfect home for the Xinomavro variety