Brut Nature Rosé de Saignée Verzenay Grand Cru Les Marquises

This Rosé de Saignée comes from the Les Marquises plot in Verzenay and belongs to Lombard's Terroir range, which is made as Brut Nature. The Pinot Noir grows on soils that drain water well and gets sun only in the morning. That explains its unusually fine expression. Maceration lasted eight hours, after which the wine lay 48 to 60 months sur lattes in the cellar.

The result is a rosé with minerality and fine aromas of small red fruits. It needs no dosage to taste fruity. Serve it at 9 to 11 °C in a white wine glass with a generous bowl, which gives the aromas room. It works as an aperitif, with a meal and even with dessert, such as a poached pear or a vanilla cannelé.