Louis Bouillot Perle d’Aurore Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé NV (France)

Description

Floral, Off-dry, Redcurrant

"An attractive soft rosé colour that leads into a restrained nose with clean, subtle red fruit aromas and a lifted creamy toastiness. The palate has nice weight with low-level chocolate notes against those same red fruit characters. A nicely crafted crémant" Cuisine Magazine, Nov 2022

With a crisp pink color, this wine offers a gentle balance between acidulated aromas with notes of white blossom and small red fruit like raspberry and redcurrant. Its fine bubbles promise a delightful roundness in the mouth, which reveals all the subtlety of Pinot Noir. Underscored by a pleasant vivacity and sustained fruit, Perle d'Aurore is a delicate Crémant de Bourgogne that can be drunk in any circumstances.

Perle d'Aurore is a unique Crémant de Bourgogne, a wine full of charm made from three varietals: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay. The expertise in their blending brings out the best from the diversity of the terroirs, resulting in a full-flavored, tempting wine, which announces its palette of lively fruit from first glance. Perle d'Aurore is a delicate Crémant de Bourgogne, suitable for drinking on any occasion.

Making a pink Crémant de Bourgogne requires a special savoir-faire. To obtain the hue of Perle d'Aurore, the grapes must be macerated for a very short and carefully controlled period, before the fruit is pressed, with each varietal and provenance being handled separately. Blending is a matter of combining rosé and red wines, chosen according to the vintage to attain perfect regularity in the color and aromas. Ageing is kept deliberately short at 12 months, which allows the wine to reveal all its personality, whilst preserving its characteristic crispness and fruitiness.

Food Pairing: An elegant wine for an aperitif between friends, or with a fruit dessert.