Ulysse Collin 'Les Maillons' Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée NV RESTAURANT WINE Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Sancerre

Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Sancerre

45 days on skins

Neat rows of impeccably tended vineyards extend away from the heart of the estate -- a cluster of stone buildings that trace their origins all the way back to 1000AD

structure and length on the palate

Ulysse Collin 'Les Maillons' Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée NV RESTAURANT WINE Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley SancerreLes Maillons is a 6 hectare vineyard of which Collin owns 2. 5 hectares in the village of Barbonne Fayel in the Cte de Szanne, just south of the Coteaux du Morin. The eastern exposed Pinot Noir vines were planted in 1971 in heavy clay soils with chalky limestone sub soils. As for all Collin Champagnes, the fruit is hand harvested and pressed; the juice is lightly sulfured and settled overnight, then fermented spontaneously and slowly with natural