Prémices Rosé Extra Brut

Domaine Dame Jeanne

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Domaine Dame Jeanne - Crémant de Bourgogne Prémices Rosé

Type

Sparkling Rose Wine

Appellation

Méthode Traditionnelle

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

The vineyards of Molesme are well known for producing excellent sparkling wines, as they are located so close to the border of Champagne. Jeanne Piollot and her partner Gennaro de Niccoli use the organic farming know-how they learned working at Jeanne's family domaine in Champagne combined with a passion for natural wines they developed tasting with a new generation of winemakers across France to craft these exceptional sparkling wines.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

La Grande Côte

Soil type

Oxfordian red marl

Vineyard size0.50 hectares

PruningGuyot

Altitude400m

Vinification

Natural yeast fermentation in used barrels and with 6 hour of maceration

ElevageOn the lees for 2 years in Enamelled steel

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfiltered

More about
the producer

Domaine Dame Jeanne

Founded in 2017

2.3 hectares

Jeanne Piollot grew up at the southern edge of Champagne in the Aube, closer to Burgundy than to the Côte des Blancs or Reims. Working side by side out of the same domaine, her parents created two separate ranges of Champagnes: Piollot Père et Fille, which comes from vineyards on her father’s side, and Marie Courtin, which comes from her mother’s family vineyards.

And so it’s only natural that Jeanne would collaborate with her parents under the same umbrella to create her own label, Dame Jeanne. With the prohibitive rise of Champagne prices over the last generation, acquiring new vines in Champagne seemed elusive, but the family decided to purchase a small domaine in Molesme, just 20 kilometers away over the border into Burgundy. By law, the wines have to be vinified and...