Pascal Doquet Champagne Rose 1er Cru Brut Anthocyanes NV GROWER giving it its texture and

giving it its texture and aromatic complexity

black tea and pear dominate the flinty-silex soils from the Mont Aime and lend smokiness and depth to the structure

Pop it any time you want bubbles without the fuss

and pretty bright white fruit

rested in new American oak barrels for five years

Pascal Doquet Champagne Rose 1er Cru Brut Anthocyanes NV GROWER giving it its texture andAnthocyanes are the pigment compounds that make red grapes red which tells you exactly how Pascal Doquet thinks about ros. It's not a color choice, it's an extraction question. The Pinot Noir comes from La Barre, a lieu dit in the Premier Cru village of Vertus, and macerates on its skins for 48 hours before pressing, then spends at least a year in barrel. Only then does it meet Chardonnay from Mont Aim and Le Mesnil, roughly half the blend, and go to