EmileBalland,CoteauxduGiennoisROSE2020

Get to know: Emile Balland, Coteaux du Giennois Rosé

Tasting Note

For lovers of fresh rosés, this is light and lively with notes of redcurrant leading to a crisp dry finish.

Ideal as an aperitif or try with a prawn salad.

Producer Info

The estate is comprised of just 9 total hectares; 1 in Sancerre and 8 in the Coteaux du Giennois. Emile’s holdings in the Giennois lie within the villages of Bonny-sur-Loire and Beaulieu-sur-Loire where the vineyards rise gently from the banks of the Loire. From these calcareous soils, with sub-strata of silex and clay, come the wines Emile calls “Les Beaux Jours.”

60% Pinot Noir and 40% Gamay from 50-60 year old vines in clay-limestone soils covered in caillottes. Saignee method with seperate fermentation and blended after malolactic fermentation in stainless steel.