NV Palmer & Co Champagne

This rosé sparkling wine comes in a bright pink color, just slightly salmon, so with a subtle orange hue to it. Fresh and quite intense nose is dominated by fruity aromas of just-ripe red berries. Rather than ripe strawberry or cherry you’d find in some rosés, here scents remind of delicate acidic berries such as blueberry or gooseberry. This freshness is accentuated by some vegetal characters of freshly cut grass. The palate feels dry, with a solid acidity confirming the previous impression of freshness. Fruity flavors on the tones previously described are here very intense.
Some leesy characters of dough and brioche provide depth and complexity but remain discrete, like they deliberately intend not to weigh down the overall feel. Good body, fine bubbles and impression of richness and exuberance of the fruit flavors.

It is made from 40-45% Chardonnay, 40-45% Pinot Noir, and 10-15% Pinot Meunier.
In the whole blend, 10 to 12% of red wine vinified in oak is used to give the wine its distinctive pink color.
In total, the wine counts with 25-35% of reserve wines (kept and matured from previous vintages).
2-3 years lees aging in bottle 
Dosage : 8 g/l

Palmer & Co is a Champagne House (Maison) based in the city of Reims, France.
Created by the association of 7 local winegrowers just after WWII, it has been established in the city of Reims since 1959.
The winery sources grapes from 350 growers and over 400 hectares of vines (about 1000 acres) scattered around the Champagne region.
The historic and main supply area remains the Pinot Noir-oriented Montagne de Reims.
With more than half the vineyard supply area (200ha) classified as Grand Cru or Premier Cru, Palmer & Co is able to deliver wines of consistently good quality.
Proof of this sucess, Palmer & Co has know a constant expansion, in particular over the poast thirty years. To enable the growth, the company aquired in 1997 a huge Cellar/Winery of a nearby champagne House setting Palmer in Reims on two major sites close to each other.

Palmer & Co is solidly established on 415 hectares of vineyards, comprising about forty crus, with over 200 hectares classified as Grand and Premier Crus in the Montagne de Reims area. Grapes from the Côte de Sézanne, Côte des Bars and Vallée de la Marne complete our blends, all contributing their specific characteristics