The Besserat de Bellefon “Cuvée des Moines” Brut Rosé is made up of a blend of forty percent pinot meunier and thirty percent each of chardonnay and pinot noir, with the wine spending three years resting on its lees prior to disgorgement. The current bottling is lovely, with its pale salmon color and its vibrant bouquet of white cherries, melon, rye toast, lovely soil tones, a bit of orange peel and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and zesty, with a fine core, elegant mousse, crisp acids and lovely length and grip on the complex and very well-balanced finish. Fine juice, with a judicious dosage and lovely focus and elegance.

Elegant and balanced offering a delicate range of smoke sun-dried cherry and toasted brioche flavors with pretty mouthwatering acidity. Appealing as an aperitif but would do well with light meat and fish. Drink now through 2020.

This disgorgement of the NV Cuvée des Moines Brut Rosé is from September 2017 and is (probably) based on the 2014 vintage. The salmon colored wine leads to a delicate, fresh and vinous nose with intense red fruit and floral aromas and a refined chalkiness. It's a bit reductive perhaps but nicely round and fruity on the elegant and refined palate. An excellent cuvée of Pinot Meunier (40%) and equal parts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. - Stephan Reinhardt