Laherte Frères Rosé de Meunier Extra Brut NV

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Laherte Frères traces its roots to 1889, when Jean-Baptiste Laherte founded the family estate and planted vines on the Chavot lands in the Champagne region. Now spanning seven generations, the roughly 11-hectare domaine is worked today by Thierry and Christian Laherte alongside Aurélien Laherte, the seventh generation, who has brought renewed energy to the estate since 2005 while continuing its terroir-focused approach. The Rosé de Meunier is made as a 'Rosé d'Assemblage,' drawing on the maturity of the estate's old Meunier vines, around 30 years of age, farmed according to ecological methods that respect nature. The blend is 100% Pinot Meunier, composed of 30% maceration wine, 10% red wine and 60% white wine, of which 40% is reserve wine aged in barrels, achieving what the house describes as a balance of fruit, complexity, structure and freshness. The grapes are picked by hand at full ripeness and pressed traditionally; alcoholic fermentation takes place in vats, foudres and barrels, with partial malolactic fermentation, and the wine is aged on fine lees before hand disgorgement at a dosage of 2.5 grams per liter.