In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red berries, spice, orchard fruit, smoke

Palate: vinous red fruit, masterly oak, savoury depth, long finish

The rose counterpart to Les Beguines, from the same Gueux Pinot Meunier with a saignee addition: vinous red berries and spice over orchard fruit and smoke, savoury and deep with masterly oak.

What it pairs with

  • Seared duck
    Vinous red fruit and spice meet the duck.
  • Charcuterie Find charcuterie on TableJourney →
    Savoury depth frames cured meats.
  • Mushroom risotto
    Smoke echoes earthy mushrooms.

History

Fac-Simile is Prevost's rose version of Les Beguines, made from the same single-vineyard old-vine Pinot Meunier with a small saignee addition.

  1. 2007 — Prevost adds the Fac-Simile rose to the range

Facts

Producer
Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)
Grapes
Pinot Meunier (100%)
Classification
AOC Champagne
Oak
Old-oak fermentation; single-vineyard Pinot Meunier with saignee red wine; no dosage
ABV
12.5%
Price
EUR 100 to 170 at retail
Drinking window
now to 10 from release
First vintage
2007

Scores

  • Decanter 92

Tags

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