Champagne Marie Copinet Caractère Brut Rosé
Caractere is Marie's Brut Rosé Champagne, crafted from 50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier and 20% Pinot Noir. This wine has freshness, red berry fruit character and a dry, saline finish.
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APPELLATION : AOC Champagne
GRAPE VARIETALS : 50 % Chardonnay, 30 % rosé de saignée from Meunier, 20 %
Pinot Noir vinified in red
TERROIR : Chardonnay from Villenauxe la Grande, Meunier from Montigny sous Châtillon & Cuchery, Pinot-Noir from Verpillières sur Ource. Certifed by TERRA VITIS. Zero use of herbicide and insecticide.
WINE MAKING : We use only grapes from our own vineyards, harvested by hand when natural sugar and acidity are in perfect balance. We use stainless steel tanks for wine making and large 50 hl vats as well as 300 l barrels for maturing our reserve wines. Natural settling. Slow wine making with as little intervention as possible. Our wines are aged on fne lees for a minimum of 10 months followed by at least 36 months in bottle in the cellars. We wait a further 8 months after disgorging before our wines are released for sale.
FOOD MATCHING : A light, fresh rosé that’s always marvellous as an aperitif. A fine match with fish and charcuterie too. The colour is reminiscent of rose petals and the overall appearance is fresh and alive. The Rosé de Saignée is full of the fresh, exciting
aromas of pink grapefruit, strawberries, violet and marsh-mallow. As it opens out the wine exudes a veritable cascade of red fruit aromas. Lively, fruity yet delicate on the palate this is a rosé champagne full of freshness and purity.
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Today, Marie runs the estate, and with the help of her husband, cultivates 9 hectares of vines across three distinct terroirs: Côte de Sézanne, Côte des Bar, and Vallée de la Marne. All three classic Champagne varieties are grown - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier - though Chardonnay (Blanc de Blancs) is what she is most famous for.
The domaine has been certified organic since 2021, with a total of 10.5 hectares of vineyards (leased & owned) under organic management. Marie employs low-intervention winemaking methods, wild fermentation, extended lees aging, minimal dosage and extended élevage in bottle before release to ensure the wines best reflect the vines and their soils.
Copinet’s wines span from the elegant classicism of her "house-style" Blanc de Blancs Brut to the more expressive single-vineyard bottlings, capturing the nuances of each parcel and vineyard in vivid, lucid brushstrokes.
In a region where more than 19,000 growers sell the fruits of their labour to just a handful of large, corporate Champagne houses (such as Moët, Veuve etc), it is refreshing to support a small, indendent vigneronne who grows her own fruit to produce her own wine, thus embracing the true 'Grower Champagne' spirit.
