Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV AFKAT_2025 heroic viticulture is not a

heroic viticulture is not a marketing phrase here

run by the Ferrio family in Canale d'Alba

Think Eureka lemon

then stainless steel

a throwback to the styles most enjoyed in New York at the heyday of US Madeira appreciation

Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Brut Nature Rose Sauvage NV AFKAT_2025 heroic viticulture is not aThe wild one. Most ros Champagne takes its color from a splash of red wine blended in; the Sauvage instead puts Pinot Noir through a short maceration on the skins, which gives it real red fruited savor rather than just a pretty tint. Underneath is the thing that made Emmanuel Lassaigne a cult name: Chardonnay from Montgueux, an isolated hill west of Troyes whose Cretaceous chalk matches the Cte des Blancs while the warmer Aube climate ripens it.