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Champagne Etienne Calsac

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Type

Sparkling Rose Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

90% Chardonnay
10% Pinot Noir

Etienne produces a confidential amount of rosé each year using Pinot Noir from Vertus, blended with a selection of base wine from L’Echapée Belle. Etienne’s goal is to create a pale-hued rosé reminiscent of the Blanc de Blancs house style.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Grande Vallée de la Marne

Vinification

Reserve wines. Rosé d’assemblage, meaning that the Pinot Noir is blended into the base wine before secondary fermentation in bottle. The same base wine that is used for L'Echappée Belle is used here. Dosage: Extra Brut

Elevage18 to 24 months on lees

More about
the producer

Champagne Etienne Calsac

Founded in 2010

3 hectares

In 2010, at the age of 26, Etienne Calsac decided to take control of his grandparents’ three hectares of vineyards scattered in and around Avize, which had previously been rented out to the grandes maisons. Chez Calsac, stewardship of the terroir is the basis for great Champagne, so Etienne set out to ensure that all the vineyards are planted with grass cover crops, plowed, and transitioned to organic farming.

Etienne himself had worked several vintages helping with press before starting his own domaine, and he decided to maintain the same strict quality controls, as well as add a few personal touches inspired by tastings and conversations with other young vignerons. Each parcel is vinified separately, with a small percentage of wines aged in barrels. In addition to the p...