Champagne Ulysse Collin - Rosé Les Maillons - Rosé de Saignée 2016
Ulysse Collin is a small Champagne House located in Congy, south of Epernay and west of Vertus. The Collin family has worked in the vineyard since 1812, but production known as such started in 2003 when Olivier Collin retrieved 4.5 hectares of vines that the family rented to a negociant. The vineyard is planted only in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Each cuvée produced is specific to a plot. The first and second pressing of each plot are vinified and aged separately for at least a year before blending. Influenced by his apprenticeship at Anselme Selosse, the base wines are fermented and aged in oak barrels. The vines are cultivated in sustainable agriculture.
Les Maillons Rosé de Saignée is an Extra Brut Champagne made from Pinot Noir from a small parcel of Maillons. The fruit (destemmed at 80%) is macerated for 24 to 36 hours in order to obtain this bleeding, then the wine is aged for one year in barrels. It is disgorged after 36 months on slats.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir