Andre Clouet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rose No 3 NV Reasonable Cellar It has always been something

It has always been something of a luxury -- if a generally affordable one -- though pricing has climbed steeply over the last decade

The finish has a decadent dark chocolate character with brown sugar and smokiness with underlying oak notes

and freshly baked bread

with matcha

Andre Clouet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rose No 3 NV Reasonable Cellar It has always been somethingThe Clouets were once official printers to the royal court of Louis XV at Versailles, which explains the ornately gilded labels, but the Champagne inside earns its keep. This rose is 100% Pinot Noir from the family's Grand Cru holdings in Bouzy and Ambonnay, blended with a splash of still Bouzy red for its delicate salmon color. Bouzy is one of the warmest villages in the Montagne de Reims, giving opulent, red fruited Pinot that Clouet reins in with