Producer: Champagne Dumangin J. Fils
Wine: Champagne Brut Rose 1er Cru "Le Rosé" - 1.5L
Varietals: 49% Chardonnay, 38% Pinot Noir, then 13% Pinot Meunier is added
Terroir: Champagne 1er Cru - Montagne de Reims: Chigny Les Roses, Ludes, Rilly, Taissy, Cormontreuil
Vinification: 87% Stainless steel & 13% barrels with partial malolatic
Bottling: Champagne bottle with DIAM cork (0% TCA = no cork taste)
Food: Rich seafood dishes and poultry
Cellaring: Drink now or cellar until 2025
CHAMPAGNE DUMANGIN
Chigny-les-Roses, Champagne
The Dumangin family can be traced back to working in the vineyards since the 1650's. Champagne Dumangin was created by Hippolyte Dumangin in the 1890s in the 1er Cru village of Chigny-les-Roses. Jacky Dumangin, three generations later, perfected the characteristically feminine Premier Cru champagne range. His son, Gilles Dumangin, 5th generation of successful winemakers, expanded the domaine by introducing several high-end cuvees that helped position his domaine.
The installations for pressing and making the wines have been awarded the quality label by the CIVC. His press of 2000Kg (4409 pounds) combines modernism and tradition and is one of only two made of this type in the world. It crushes the grapes ever so delicately, with less pressure and more respect for the grape, adhering to the family philosophy of never "stressing" the grapes at any point during the production process. Gilles Dumangin is one of the few producers in Champagne who utilizes enamel tanks in which the porosity maintains a signature yeast component cuvee after cuvee.
Champagne Dumangin J. Fils has more than 13 acres in the prestigious Montagne de Reims and is considered a classic recoltant-manipulant (grower producer) who carefully controls every aspect of production, from picking to bottling, to hand riddling..
Champagne 1er Cru Rosé is a blend of vintage
cuvées and red wine from Pinot Meunier, it exhibits finesse and
fruit rather than vinosity and strength. Obtaining the right
balance between traditional methods that will favor the
exceptional character of wines and modern techniques is a
difficult but enjoyable exercise. Dumangin Champagnes suffer
no stressful processes. They are handled very gently from grape
picking to bottling in their tank room in Chigny Les Roses.
Fermentation in rare enamel vats to retain signature yeast
component. Careful manual riddling, in-house disgorgement
and dosage ensure quality at all steps. Estate bottled.
The Champagne production zone (AOC vineyard area) is defined and delimited by a law passed in 1927, encompassing roughly 85,000 acres of vineyards. There are four main growing areas in the Champagne: the Montagne de Reims, the Côte des Blancs, the Valley de la Marne and the Côte des Bar. Together they encompass nearly 280,000 plots of vine. 17 villages have a traditional entitlement to Grand Cru ranking and 42 to Premier Cru ranking.
Champagne has a history of vine-growing that dates back to the dawn of Christianity, and its vineyard boundaries have been defined by France’s appellation system (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée or AOC) since 1927.
With its northern location, rugged climate, distinctive soil type and hillside vineyards, the Champagne terroir is the only one of its kind – as original as the wine it produces. Champagne had two major distinguishing features: northerly latitude and a dual climate that is subject to oceanic and continental influences alike.
Montagne de Reims
Montagne de Reims is one of the five sub-regions of the Champagne wine region. It is located north of Vallée de la Marne, Côte de Sézanne and Côte des Blancs. The region is located around Reims Mountain, from Reims to Épernay, and contains nine Grands Crus villages.
Information by: Champagne.fr
