Marie Courtin Indulgence Rosé de Macération Extra Brut 2019

Dominique Moreau named her estate after her grandmother, Marie Courtin who she recalls as being “a strong woman of the earth”.

Since 2005, Dominique has been making single varietal, single vineyard, single vintage Champagnes from her tiny 2.5ha estate. The estate includes a single hillside vineyard of Pinot Noir with a small amount of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. These were all planted by her father-in-law in the 1970’s.
Obtaining ripe and pristine fruit is incredibly important since Dominique’s wines are non-dosé — which means they don’t have the addition of sugar to round out hard edges or mask imbalances. This is why each parcel is farmed organically (certified since the 2005 vintage) and biodynamically (certified since the 2006 vintage).

Dominique makes her own compost, plows and focuses on de-budding in the spring in order to reduce the chances of rot, always a risk in this damp region. This combination of diligent vineyard work, low yields, clay-limestone soils and a southern exposure, gives these wines both power and precision, brimming with energy and lots of mineral intensity. The fruit is fermented with a yeast strain that was cultivated exclusively from her grapes during the 2003 harvest. These yeasts are used for both primary and secondary fermentations.

Dominique recommends that her Champagnes be served in traditional white wine glasses to allow for their development through increased aeration.

• Pinot Noir