Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Roty Marsannay Rosé is a pale salmon-hued Burgundy rosé offering a refreshing burst of peach and red currant on the nose. The medium-bodied yet fresh style stays crisp on the palate through the finish, leaving a lingering taste of minerality and strawberry. As always, the Roty Marsannay Rosé can stand up to many dishes most red wines can handle thanks to the talented Pierre-Jean Roty's winemaking.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Perched up in the northernmost position in the Côte de Nuits, Marsannay is the only appellation village of Burgundy to produce classified wines of all three colors: red, white— and rosé. The official Rosé de Marsannay earned its high reputation in the early 1900s.
Its reds, made of Pinot Noir, burst with red and black fruit and are consistently long on the palate. Chardonnays from Marsannay are charming, floral and full of citrus fruit and mineral. Top Marsannay vineyards include Clos du Roy and Les Longeroies.