Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV CRV10 From ancient rootstocks in Oestricher

From ancient rootstocks in Oestricher Doosberg

Fruit comes from two contrasting sites — slate-and-granite slopes above the Sil in Amandi

This Hautes Cotes de Beaune white comes from the higher

and subtle bramble

Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV CRV10 From ancient rootstocks in OestricherThe wild one. Most ros Champagne takes its color from a splash of red wine blended in; the Sauvage instead puts Pinot Noir through a short maceration on the skins, which gives it real red fruited savor rather than just a pretty tint. Underneath is the thing that made Emmanuel Lassaigne a cult name: Chardonnay from Montgueux, an isolated hill west of Troyes whose Cretaceous chalk matches the Cte des Blancs while the warmer Aube climate ripens it.