Description
WINEMAKER NOTES:The Grande Sendrée Cuvée takes its name from a parcel of land covered by cinders after the fire which ravaged Urville in 1836. A spelling error having slipped through in a new version of the land register, it is with an “s” that this cuvée is designated today. A reproduction of an 18th century bottle found in the Urville cellars is used and the Grande Sendrée undergoes remuage entirely by hand.TASTING NOTES:Expressive notes of steeped raspberry and cherry fruit pull you into the glass while riding the satiny mousse and layered with accents of mandarin orange peel, dried thyme and biscuit.
– WineSpectator, 94 ptsDisgorged in April 2018 with six grams per liter dosage, the Pinot Noir-dominated 2010 Brut Rosé Grande Sendrée is showing very well, offering up an attractive bouquet of raspberries, wild plums, rhubarb and spices. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, vinous and tightly wound, with racy acids, a concentrated core of fruit and a sapid finish. This is a very serious Champagne that’s still playing its cards close to its vest, and it will amply repay five or six years patience, even if it can be pleasurably broached sooner.– Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, 93 pts
