2008 Alexandre Le Brun "Cuv̩e Dilection" Brut Rose Champagne 15% Ribolla Gialla and 15%

15% Ribolla Gialla and 15% Malvasia Istriana

It‰۪s a great value to enjoy over the coming 2-3 years

8% Petite Sirah and 7% Mourvedre

It still has plenty of weight and richness but coupled with that central purity

2008 Alexandre Le Brun "Cuv̩e Dilection" Brut Rose Champagne 15% Ribolla Gialla and 15%If you love fine, subtle, elegant rose, the Dilection is not to be missed. The base wine is composed of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir from vines of 40 years or older. To give it the rose color, flavor and aroma Alexandre adds 15% red Meunier from the vignes detoges, a plot in Monthelon that was planted in 1902_ Easily the oldest vines I have ever seen in Champagne. All of the vinification is done in wood. I found it to have incredibly pure,