Champagne Gallimard Rosé des Riceys (Rosé)

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  • 2022

    Pale garnet with dark brick edges. Aromas of dark berry fruit. On the palate incredibly concentrated blue-black fruit, wild hedgerow berries, sloes, damsons and plums. Saline, structural, grippy acidity. Barely evident firm, serious, textural tannins adding structure. Light, elegant and refreshing, but the firm tannins point this more in the direction of a light red wine than a rosé in character. A refined and elegant wine - the fine structure could even carry greater opulence and still be beautiful. Lovely.

    Tasted August 2025

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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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