Jacques Lassaigne 'Les Vignes de Montgueux' Extra Brut Rose, Champagne, France Famille Dutraive Maffrei wanted to celebrate the

Maffrei wanted to celebrate the local/native varietals like Arneis and Nascetta

14 months on the full lees

100% Baga • chalky clay soil • 100% destemmed • individual vinyeards fermented separately with long maceration but low extraction • final blend made after short elevage in tank • Practicing Biodynamic (Demeter)

Pingus has already joined that elite club of producers—Raveneau

An open and expressive style: salty lemon and mandarin

Jacques Lassaigne 'Les Vignes de Montgueux' Extra Brut Rose, Champagne, France Famille Dutraive Maffrei wanted to celebrate theThis cuve is Emmanuel Lassaignes chalk driven ros from Montgueux, built on old vine Chardonnay for line and finesse with a small portion of Pinot Noir vinified as red for color and red fruit lift. Fermentations are spontaneous, levage rests partly in older barrels on fine lees, and the wine is bottled with minimal intervention and a very low dosage in an Extra Brut style. The profile is precise and drythink raspberry, vine peach, and wild strawberry