Louis de Grenelle Saumur Corail Rose Brut

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750ML

ABV
12%

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Winemaker Notes

The intense pink dress is studded with fine pearls. The nose is a delicacy of small red fruits (raspberry, wild strawberry) and flowers (iris, violet). The palate presents notes of sour candy and red fruits.

*Please note, the label for the Louis de Grenelle Saumur Corail Rosé Brut is in the process of changing. You may receive either of these two labels featured above. Specific labels cannot be requested.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    Françoise Flao and Antoine Bodet age their sparkling wines in tunnels under the village of Saumur. A slow, gentle press imparts the light pink color of this cabernet franc rosé before fermentation in stainless-steel tanks. The wine offers red plum and spice tinged with green herbal notes. Enjoy its daisy-floral finish and its firm texture with a steak sandwich on the beach.
  • 90
    Pale in color, the NV Saumur Brut Rosé Corail is a pure Cabernet Franc with a very light pink color and a delicate nose that intermingles red fruit aromas with floral notes. Aged on the lees for at least nine months, this is a supple, round and harmonious sparkling wine with intense, well-structured fruit and texture, and it has a long and aromatic finish. The mousse is very delicate and gentle. This is a very charming Brut from Saumur.
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Louis de Grenelle

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Louis de Grenelle , France
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Deep under the cobbled streets of Saumur, miles and miles of caves wind their way through the soft limestone bedrock. Carved out over the last millennium, these caverns and passages were dug by prisoners serving sentences for smuggling, most having been caught violating la gabelle – the punitive pre-revolutionary salt tax. Depending on your point of view, the l'Ancien Regime was either so lawless or so unjust that today there are far more "streets" underground than above in this picturesque town. From the banks of the Loire along the Quai Mayaud, up through its narrow and winding streets past L'Égilse Saint-Pierre, and higher still to the ramparts of the imposing Château de Saumur, centuries-worth of quarried limestone is everywhere you look.   

One of the last remaining family-owned sparkling wine houses in Saumur, Louis de Grenelle, owns about 2 kilometers of these caves. All of the sparkling wine produced by the property is stored in these cool caverns, many of which were used during World War II by the French resistance. If you are lucky, you will one day get to sit in the king's chair in the secret cave at the end of one of these caverns – only if you’re lucky.

The grapes used to produce the sparkling Saumur and Crémant at Grenelle are grown on the hillsides surrounding Saumur and in the small hamlets nearby. At the heart of the region where they source their grapes is La Durandière, a 40-hectare estate Françoise Flao owns with her brother Antoine Bodet. Growing their own grapes gives Françoise and Antoine unique insight into the varieties of the region, the terroir, and the importance of sustainable and organic farming. They use this knowledge to ensure that the grapes they purchase from their neighbors are a good as the grapes they grow themselves. Their wide range of sparkling wines relies on three primary varieties: Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc.

They consider Chenin Blanc the "great grape variety" of their region. Flexible in terms of winemaking styles and adaptable to a wide range of terroirs, it can make riveting dry wines, vivacious demi-secs, opulent late-harvest wines as well as age-worthy bubbles. It provides structure, freshness, and fruit to the wines of Louis de Grenelle. While grown throughout the Loire Valley, Chardonnay is viewed as somewhat of an interloper, but it takes to the soils around Saumur, providing minerality and finesse to the sparkling wines. Lastly is Cabernet Franc, a variety responsible for Saumur-Champigny, Bourgueil, and Chinon’s finest Loire Valley reds. It is used at Louis de Grenelle to make a remarkably savory and supple sparkling rosé.

The winemaking as Louis de Grenelle is quite minimalist. The fruit is pressed and flows by gravity into underground tanks at the winery. All of the wines are made in the Champagne method and are aged for their allotted time in the cellars beneath the streets of Saumur. They are bottled with little dosage to preserve the freshness of the Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc Chardonnay varieties.

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What are the different types of sparkling rosé wine?

Rosé sparkling wines like Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, and others make a fun and festive alternative to regular bubbles—but don’t snub these as not as important as their clear counterparts. Rosé Champagnes (i.e., those coming from the Champagne region of France) are made in the same basic way as regular Champagne, from the same grapes and the same region. Most other regions where sparkling wine is produced, and where red grape varieties also grow, also make a rosé version.

How is sparkling rosé wine made?

There are two main methods to make rosé sparkling wine. Typically, either white wine is blended with red wine to make a rosé base wine, or only red grapes are used but spend a short period of time on their skins (maceration) to make rosé colored juice before pressing and fermentation. In either case the base wine goes through a second fermentation (the one that makes the bubbles) through any of the various sparkling wine making methods.

What gives rosé Champagne and sparkling wine their color and bubbles?

The bubbles in sparkling wine are formed when the base wine undergoes a secondary fermentation, which traps carbon dioxide inside the bottle or fermentation vessel. During this stage, the yeast cells can absorb some of the wine’s color but for the most part, the pink hue remains.

How do you serve rosé sparkling wine?

Treat rosé sparkling wine as you would treat any Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, and other sparkling wine of comparable quality. For storing in any long-term sense, these should be kept at cellar temperature, about 55F. For serving, cool to about 40F to 50F. As for drinking, the best glasses have a stem and a flute or tulip shape to allow the bead (bubbles) and beautiful rosé hue to show.

How long do rosé Champagne and sparkling wine last?

Most rosé versions of Prosecco, Champagne, Cava or others around the “$20 and under” price point are intended for early consumption. Those made using the traditional method with extended cellar time before release (e.g., Champagne or Crémant) can typically improve with age. If you are unsure, definitely consult a wine professional for guidance.

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Stretching east along the steep banks of the Loire River, Touraine is a major part of the Middle Loire. Soil variations of clay, sand, tuffeau and gravel throughout its subregions support both white and red varieties. Chinon and Bourgueil remain the source of Loire’s finest Cabernet Franc; various styles of the most outstanding Chenin blanc come from Vouvray and Montlouis.

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