Champagne Ayala - Brut Majeur Rosé

Name: Champagne Ayala - Brut Majeur Rosé
Brand: Champagne Ayala
Rating: 3.6 (19 reviews)

Champagne|Sparkling wine

Champagne

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

3.6/5 (19 customers)

17/20

Bettane & Desseauve

16/20

RVF

89/100

Wine Enthusiast

"With its gourmet notes of red berries and beautiful bubble texture, Rosé Majeur stands out as an irresistible gourmet treat. " (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 - RVF)

Features

Estate

Champagne Ayala

Cuvée

Brut Majeur Rosé

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

50% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir (dont 6% de vin rouge tranquille), 10% Pinot Meunier

Terroirs

Reims Mountain

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Méthode Champenoise with 6% still red in the blend

Breeding

3 years aging on lees

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

7 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Delicate pale pink colour

Nose

Charming and generous, with notes of red fruits (strawberries, raspberries) and vine peaches.

Mouth

Airy and expressive, with the freshness of Chardonnay. Notes of redcurrant, raspberry, long-lasting fruit.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

Perfect with semi-cooked salmon fillet, pink lamb chops or strawberry tartlet...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 17/20 + Favorite (Vin de référence)

4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the wine:

Finely raspberry aromas, delicacy and depth. Delicious as an aperitif.

About the domain :

Born in Aÿ in 1860, this house was taken over by its neighbor Bollinger in 2005. A powerful ally, it has access to choice supplies - notably Pinot Noir - from some one hundred hectares, with over 90% of its crus classified on the crus scale. The fundamentals of the house - excellence, purity, uprightness - have been reaffirmed. These are champagnes for aesthetes, focused on low dosage, with the date of disgorgement on each bottle. Confirmation of the house's brilliant form, which is certainly entering the ranks of Champagne's greats, but with prices that remain very affordable, especially for the excellent brut-majeur.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)

About the domain :

Based in Aÿ, Maison Ayala was founded in 1860 by Raphaël-Edmond-Louis Gonzague de Ayala, son of a Colombian diplomat, and Berthe-Gabrielle d'Albrecht, niece of Viscount de Mareuil. Owned by Champagne Bollinger since 2005, its cellar master is Caroline Latrive.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2019 guide) 16/20+ Favorite (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

With its luscious notes of red berries and beautiful bubble texture, Rosé Majeur is an irresistible treat.

About the domain :

This venerable Aÿ brand, created in 1860, has belonged to neighboring Bollinger since February 2005. The brand, run by Hadrien Mouflard and his team, including cellar master oenologist Caroline Latrive, is relaunching itself around a fresher style of champagne, available in low dosage (6 grams/liter) and non-dosé, with malolactic fermentations smoothing out the edges. Today, Ayala has clearly found its style, which is very different from that of its parent company, which is windier and more markedly Pinot Noir.

Wine Enthusiast

Rated wine (2018 guide) 89/100

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.6/5

out of 19 reviews