Vanessa

9.1

Here’s a beautiful Coteaux Champenois rouge by Grower Producer Champagne J. Lassalle, located in the village of Chigny Les Roses in the Montagne de Reims region!

When founder Jules Lassalle passed away in the 1980s, his wife Olga and daughter Chantal took over the family business, which continues to be run today by Chantal joined now by her daughter, Angéline.

As for this wine, it’s the 2018 Chigny Les Roses Coteaux Champenois Rouge made with 100% Pinot Noir grown on vines over 50 years old! It fermented and aged (9 mos) in stainless steel, preserving a fresh and vibrant profile.

It’s pale ruby in color.  On the nose are juicy fruit notes of red and black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, redcurrant, boysenberry, and kirsch, next to hibiscus, pink rose, wet stones, black licorice, fennel, and anise seed.

On the palate is a dry, bright, and lively expression, fueled by mouth-watering acidity, with a medium body, medium alcohol (12% ABV), and fine, well-integrated tannins.  It’s lovely!

Cheers to Champagne’s many delicious dimensions!  — 6 days ago

with Deked1

Donald Williams

9.4

Nice bubbly. — 9 months ago

with Bonnie

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

A little different from the Rosés I drink but pleasant. Soft on the palate with micro oxygenation. Blood orange, we’ll cook rhubarb, poached strawberries, orange & tangerine citrus blend, some white citrus, extremely soft powdery chalkiness, limestone marl, baguette crust, crush rocks, light red & pink florals ( roses), nice acid, well balanced finished fruit & earth. 80% Pinot 20% Chardonnay @ Compline Tasting Bar — 2 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.1

Biscuit, crisp yellow apple, chamomile, squirt of lemon.

It's traditional, but with little nuanced notes and a rich enveloping, mouth coating sweet salty profile that make it very reliably enjoyable. — 14 days ago

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Great fun with the boys. — 8 months ago

Willie Carter

8.9

So very pretty in the glass, a typical vibrant Saignée color that we all love. Pure fruit loveliness on the nose with wild strawberries and cherries. Cranberries and roses with fresh herbs. A touch of pepper, a dash of spice, and a dollop of vanilla.

A pure Meunier from Vrigny, aged for three years. Racy and lively, it’s a nicely structured pour. At this age it does lack a little emotion. That special feeling the right wine, or person, can produce. Not quite enough personality…yet. But as we know, time can change that.
— 2 years ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.3

2010 vintage in 2024 in K for T’ BD. Absolutely delicious with mousse de mangue et croquant au chocolat — 7 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Don’t drink this too cold. Once it warms up a bit it has lovely strawberry fruit. The last sip was the best. — 8 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

The Queen of Ambonnay. A true unicorn, so so rare and it’s in such a killer spot, not at all at the end of its life (I’m sure there can be some bottle variation), but it’s just fantastic tonight, rich, immensely powerful and perfumed with a captivating core of red berry fruit, red roses and a chalky mineral edge providing the most seamless balance to its layers and championing the Ambonnay terroir. A very special bottle that showed perfectly 🙌🏻 — a year ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.3

Gounel Lassalle - Terre d' Ancêtres. 2018 only, equal blend of PN, Chardonnay and Meunier — 2 years ago

with Elise