Champagne Marguet Shaman Rose Grand Cru Extra Brut
Sparkling Rosé
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750ML
ABV
12.5%
Features
Green Wine
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Winemaker Notes
The rosé Shaman bottlings is made with same philosophy as the blanc bottlings. All Grand Cru Vineyards, a roughly 2/3rds Pinot Noir to 1/3rd Chardonnay blend with the number next to “Shaman” on the label dictating the base vintage of each release.
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James Suckling
Striking nose of nectarines, pink grapefruit and watermelon with pronounced flinty complexity. This starts juicy and zesty, then turns very dry. Long stony finish. A cuvee of 2020 vintage wines, 75% chardonnay and 25% pinot noir from their own vines in Ambonnay and Bouzy. 26% reserve wine and 4.5% red wine. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink now.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The NV Champagne Shaman 18 Rose is drawn from a perpetual reserve that was started in 2010, after Marguet’s Demeter certification was achieved. All of the fruit is sourced from Ambonnay and Bouzy. Pale pink, it is a joyful wine aromatically, with a buoyant floral and fruity perfume. The palate is structured with tension and ripe berries. This is a wonderfully vibrant and playful wine to drink now or over the next several years.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend dominated by Chardonnay, the NV Shaman Rosé 17 was disgorged in March 2020. Offering up aromas of sweet berries, spices, orange and dried flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and charming, with bright acids, chalky structure and a pinpoint mousse, concluding with a saline finish. As readers will remember, the "17" denotes the base vintage, which is complemented by reserve wines from a solera established in 2010.
If it weren’t for an unfortunately timed decision by Marguet founder, Émile Marguet, in the late 1800’s Champagne Marguet might be more of a house name amongst wine lovers today. The family history in Champagne dates back to the 1850’s and at their peak they owned 90 hectares of vines. In 1883 Émile made the decision to graft all of his vines onto American rootstocks in the face of the impending invasion of phylloxera, he was one of the first to do so. Unfortunately because he was so far ahead of the curve he was widely ridiculed and even condemned by his peers for making this decision to the point that he was eventually forced to pull all the vines back out and replant. The cost of replanting everything twice in such a short time bankrupt the whole operation and Émile sold off his wonderful collection of vineyards to Champagne Henriot shortly after. Phylloxera didn’t reach Champagne til 1890, just a little too late to vindicate Émile’s decisions.
The current iteration of Marguet begins with Benoît’s parents who in the early 70’s created the Marguet-Bonnerave estate and then later his father started a négociant label called, Charles Marguet, which was later renamed Marguet Père et Fils. Benoît began making the wines under both labels in 1999 and by 2005 he took control of the Marguet Père et Fils label entirely. For the first few years all of the fruit was purchased, primarily from premier & grand cru sites that were farmed organically. In 2008 Benoît was finally able to purchase some of the family’s vineyard holdings to be used exclusively for his wines, he was also able to negotiate contracts for fruit from parcels owned by other family members, which he farms himself.
Roughly 15% of Marguet’s production still comes from purchased fruit and since 2011 all of the purchased fruit comes exclusively from vineyards that are certified organic or are in conversion to organics.
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