Valentin Leflaive : Rosé Brut MA 17 60

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for Rosé Brut MA 17 60 by Valentin Leflaive

Tasting

Color
The color reveals a clear and bright salmon rosé hue, enhanced by fine and abundant effervescence.

Nose
The bouquet unveils red fruit aromas accompanied by citrus notes, notably grapefruit, creating a fresh and expressive overall impression.

Palate
On the palate, this champagne charms with its delicate texture. The mouthwatering, slightly briny finish lingers with remarkable length.

Food and Wine Pairing

This rosé champagne pairs perfectly with lobster, scallops and firm-fleshed fish such as sea bass, loup or John Dory.

Serving and Cellaring

Rosé Brut MA 17 60 is ideally enjoyed at a temperature between 8 and 10°C and can be cellared until around 2027.

A Grand Cru Rosé Champagne Combining the Excellence of the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims

The Estate

The Maison de Champagne Valentin Leflaive was born from the meeting of two great French traditions: the Burgundian expertise of the Leflaive family and the prestigious terroir of Champagne. Founded in 2015 by Olivier Leflaive, the renowned winemaker of Puligny-Montrachet, the house came into being with the ambition to transpose the excellence and precision of Burgundy's great white wines into the crafting of terroir-driven champagnes. The name Valentin is that of Olivier's son, born in 2007.

The approach is parcel-focused, exacting, and resolutely centered on expressing the Chardonnay grape, mainly sourced from the Côte des Blancs (Avize, Mesnil-sur-Oger, etc.). Each cuvée reflects a unique identity, vinified in small volumes, with meticulous attention to aging (often partly in barrels), low dosage and aromatic purity. Valentin Leflaive thus embodies a pure, elegant style that appeals to lovers of signature wines.

The Vineyard

The Rosé Brut MA 17 60 cuvée comes from a Blend of two exceptional Grand Cru terroirs of Champagne: 49% from Mesnil-sur-Oger and 51% from Ambonnay. The vines, over 20 years old, benefit from a southeast exposure on flint and chalk soils at Mesnil-sur-Oger (119m altitude) and on clay-limestone over Sénonian chalk at Ambonnay (100m altitude). Sustainable Champagne viticulture guides the vineyard management.
The letters define the grape variety and/or the plot of each cuvée, while the numbers indicate the years of the reserve wines used and the dosage. Thus this cuvée originates from the Mesnil-sur-Oger (M) and Ambonnay (A) parcels, 2017 is the year of the base Blend and finally 6.0 g is the sugar dosage per liter.

Winemaking and Aging

100% manual harvesting is followed by fractional pressing. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with the incorporation of 19% reserve wines. This Rosé Champagne was bottled in May 2018 and benefited from sur lie aging for at least 36 months. Disgorgement took place on November 3, 2021.

Blend

51% Pinot Noir and 49% Chardonnay compose this blend, with the addition of 11% of Red wine from Ambonnay to achieve the rosé color.