Marguet Pere & Fils Grand Cru Ambonnay Rosé

We love it with… beef carpaccio, strawberry rhubarb galette, poached lobster

Type: Sparkling
Vintage: 2020
Size: 750mL
ABV: 0.125
Grape: 93% Chardonnay, 7% Pinot Noir
Region: Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Vinification: Biodynamic farming; certified Ecocert and Demeter since 2008. All actions in the vineyards and in the cellar are guided by not just the lunar calendar but by other planetary movements. There are amethysts around. Benoît is well-known for draft horse farming, vegetal and floral tisanes instead of chemically-derived organic treatments, spontaneous fermentations, brut-nature secondary fermentation and even a fair quantity of Champagnes bottled without any sulfur additions at all. Similarly, all of the wines produced at Champagne Marguet are aged in wood – “Have you ever slept in a stainless steel bedroom?” asks Benoît, by way of explanation. Barrels are all between 1 and 9 years old and of various sizes and cooperages –from standard 225s to custom made 1000 liters from Taransaud designed to maximize convection. Perhaps most intriguingly, Benoît makes it a point to keep the cuvée and taille of his wines together, noting that they “spent their whole life together in berry, so why not some more time in barrel.” 0g/L dosage. Bottles: July 2021, Disgorged: May 2025