NV Delamotte Rosé Brut, Champagne, FranceABOUT THIS WINE The combination of the Houses carefully chosen chardonnays (Le Mesnil sur Oger, Avize, Oger) with the excellent pinot noirs of Ambonnay, Bouzy and Tours sur Marne is proof that Grands Crus are made for each other, as elegance and aromatic depth unveil both a complex and subtle ros. But the recipe of this great wine is not accounted for solely by its origins. The art of blending is at work here, as with the rest of the range. The

are over a limestone bedrock and system of caves

Puligny and Chassagne

For centuries

Fermentation occurs in a stainless steel tank at a controlled temperature

What might seem to be just a detail is instead quite positive

the family only expanded to this famous hill during the mid-1800s wave of phylloxera that decimated Europe's vineyards

The wine is aged for 60+ months in bottle before disgorgement

Forlorn Hope was the name given to the band of soldiers who volunteered to lead the charge directly into enemy defenses

but with its wonderfully open fruit of herbs and berries

Due to the steep slopes’ inability to retain water and the dry

which gives the wine body and volume

five years after moving to a Yamhill County farm