Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 [NET] SF Chronicle - Past Pick which would not be expected

which would not be expected in a conventional rosé Champagne

inviting Rosé from Giraud

So this estate — whose vines sit directly against those of Gruaud-Larose

From one of the twelve founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consorzio (1967)

Soft Italian Juniper is the star of the show bringing sweet dried alpine herb notes

Rene Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2023 [NET] SF Chronicle - Past Pick which would not be expectedThe most ethereal wine in the Rostaing portfolioand the hardest to find. Only about 350 cases are produced from the oldest vines (70+ years) on the pale granite and gneiss of Cte Blonde. Where Cte Brune is dark, dense, and iron rich, Cte Blonde is silky, floral, and luminouslighter siliceous soils produce a wine of extraordinary elegance. Ren Rostaing inherited prized parcels from Marius Gentaz and Albert Dervieux; his son Pierre now manages the