Created in 1988 as a tribute to one of the House’s founders, Elisabeth Salmon, this cuvée distinguishes itself through its refined purity of grandeur and unique character. Elisabeth Salmon 2013 highlights the full breadth of the savoir-faire required to blend the House’s rosé in an exceptional year.

TASTING NOTES

On the eye: A very luminous visual presence with soft salmony and slightly coppery glints of light. A very seductive blend of stunning brilliance draped in elegant effervescence.

On the nose: A sensual, refreshing expression of red and black berry fruits, sublimated by the floral elegance of peony and violet. An exquisite sensation of aromatic fullness rich in fully ripened fruits (blueberry and cherry pit). Beautifully refined and mature olfactory notes, opening on to the inimitable scent of fragrant roses and salty sea spray.

On the palate: A tactile, wholly delicate, impact of measured yet bewitching power. A harmonious flowering of moreish flavors and pastries (cherry clafoutis, Canada apples and blood orange jelly). A delicate mouth structure, progressing towards a finish on a hint of chalkiness and zest of Corsican clementines.

PAIRING

This great wine of astounding refinement gives us the hallmark of a personality of a great delicacy and texture of flavors. An aromatic charm of the rarest mineral dimension to accompany succulent Bresse poultry with crayfish or a few royal langoustines served with a saffron-scented sabayon.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Varietals: 53% Pinot Noir, 47% Chardonnay

Appellation: Pinot Noir from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Aÿ and Bouzy. Chardonnay from Oger, Cramant and Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Aging: 115 months