Roger Coulon - Roselie Extra Brut Rose NV (750ml)
Price: $117.99
| Producer | Roger Coulon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Pinot Meunier |
| Sku | 200814 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Wine Advocate: 90 Points
Derived from the 2020 vintage, the newly disgorged NV Rosé de Saignée Rosélie is deeply colored this year and bursting with aromas of wild berries, plums, white flowers and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and pillowy palate that's framed by enlivening dry extract.
Eric and Isabelle Coulon, seconded by their children Louise and Edgar, farm 11 hectares, divided into fully 120 parcels, in the northern Montagne de Reims, mostly in Vrigny and its environs, where Meunier growing in sandy soils dominates—some of it ungrafted, and all of it, in the Coulon's case, derived from massal selections. Viticulture, certified organic since 2019, is progressive, with cover crops to control humidity and thus mitigate disease pressure (Meunier is susceptible to rot), and it follows agroforestry initiatives; and Eric Coulon, much like his brother-in-law Francis Egly, believes in picking late in pursuit of full physiological maturity. In the cellar, some cuvées see oak barrels (with 10% to 15% new wood), and the target is some 4.5 to five kilograms of pressure, as opposed to the more standard six. These are vinous, intensely flavored Champagnes of considerable character, lent a particular texture and grain by their emphasis on Meunier growing on sand, and I warmly encourage readers to try them.
