Est. 2001. Importer & Distributor of Fine Wine, Craft Spirits, and Ginjo Sake
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Item Number: 4993
UPC: 0805109800007
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Sub Region: Aube
Appellation/AVA: Champagne AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Grape(s): 95% Pinot Noir / 5% Pinot Meunier
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Kimmeridgian
Winemaking Notes: Harvested by hand, fermented and aged in Puligny-Montrachet barrels. 40% reserve wine; all reserve wine is conserved in barrel, not tank, to guarantee both harmony and complexity of the finished wines. The wine goes through malolactic fermentation, but the limestone soil keeps the acidity very bright.
Tasting Notes: Salmon-pink color with a significant ring of bubbles across the surface. Bubbles are rapid and continuous. Aromas of red berries (grenadine and wild strawberries). On the palate is freshness, drawn out over nuances of young red berries, with a full finish.
Terroir: La Maison Dosnon & Lepage is located in Avirey-Lingey, in the heart of a unique terroir called the Cote des Bar. Found in the southern part of the Champagne region, the vineyards are situated on rolling hills of hard limestone soils like Chablis. This terroir inspires particularly rich aromas and flavors in the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which acquire an exceptional finesse and fruitiness as they age.
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Dosnon & Lepage NV Recolte Rose, Champagne AOC
Rating: 90
The creamy mousse and tangy acidity supports flavors of spiced plum, macerated cherry, McIntosh apple, pastry dough, blanched almond and pickled ginger in this lively, aperitif-style rosé, with a lean, juicy finish. Disgorged January 2013. Drink now. 112 cases imported.
- The Wine Spectator (12/15/2013)
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Dosnon & Lepage NV Recolte Rose, Champagne AOC
Rating: 89
The Dosnon & Lepage NV Brut Rosé
Récolte Rosé Disg. 1/2013 displays a lovely,
pale peach-blush color. Faintly bitter
tang of tomato and semi-ripe raspberry
acquires a prosciutto-like saline, smoky,
animal savor that combines with berry
seed-crunching piquancy for an invigorating
finish, if not one with the persistence
exhibited by the three other Dosnon &
Lepage wines I tasted.
- The Wine Advocate (11/30/2013)
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Dosnon & Lepage NV Recolte Rose, Champagne AOC
Rating: 93
Light, bright orange. Redcurrant, orange zest, jasmine and a hint of
dusty minerals on the seductively perfumed nose. Juicy, vibrant and
taut, offering powerful, spice- and mineral-accented flavors of red
berries and candied orange peel. Silky and expansive on a finish
resounding with orange and mineral notes.
- International Wine Cellar (12/15/2012)
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