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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 15 years from disgorgement.
disgorgement1 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: wild strawberry, rose petal, toasted hazelnut, smoky chalk
Palate: very fine mousse, red-fruit core, deep autolytic depth, long savoury finish
Long-aged Rose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut at Raumland: wild-strawberry core, deep autolytic depth and a long savoury finish in bone-dry register.
What it pairs with
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Pan-seared duck breast
Wild strawberry and rose petal echo duck. -
Wild salmon tartare
Very fine mousse suits salmon tartare. -
Aged Comte
Deep autolytic depth meets aged cheese.
History
MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut is the long-aged Pinot Noir Rose Sekt at Raumland; over a decade on lees in a bone-dry register, the top Rose cuvee.
- 2008: First MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut bottled
Facts
- Producer
- VDP.Sektgut Raumland · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir (100%)
- Classification
- VDP.SEKT.STATUT
- Oak
- Traditional-method; over 120 months on lees
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 95 to 145 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1 to 15 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 2008
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut
What does Raumland MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut taste like?
Wild strawberry, rose petal, toasted hazelnut and smoky chalk on the nose; very fine mousse, red-fruit core, deep autolytic depth and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Raumland MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut?
Drink between 1 and 15 years from disgorgement.
What food pairs with Raumland MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut?
Pan-seared duck breast, wild salmon tartare and aged Comte are top matches.
Is Raumland MonRose Grande Cuvee Extra-Brut vegan?
Yes. EU-Bio certified estate.
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