André Beaufort Ambonnay Grand Cru Rosé

At a time when eating well is the thing to do, organic food is gaining more and more of a following every day. It’s free of many additives, chemicals, fertilisers and other synthetic products that unfortunately don’t do our health any favours, making it a good way to eat well without having to sacrifice the pleasure of food. One of the most determined advocates of organic production was undoubtedly Andrè Beaufort’s father, a winegrower based in the Champagne region who became seriously ill due to exposure to synthetic pesticides and herbicides used in the vineyards in the 1960s, and so changed the way he lived and worked. From this point on, his 6.5 hectares of vineyards stopped being cultivated using any artificial treatments and his wines became ecological, organic and biodynamic.

As part of this, Beaufort makes his own compost from animal and plant sources, uses homeopathic formulas in his vineyards and even avoids the sulphur and copper that other strict organic producers use. His André Beaufort Ambonnay Grand Cru Rosé is made from Pinot Noir grapes from vineyards over 50 years old planted in a Grand Cru in Ambonnay (AOC Champagne). Once the grapes are harvested by hand, they undergo a short maceration with the skins for 12 hours, without the addition of sulphur. Fermentation takes place with native yeasts in French oak barrels and is refermented in the bottle using the champenoise method on the lees for at least 72 months. Finally, it is disgorged “a la volée” (by hand) and the date of disgorgement is printed on the label.

With the unique and unmistakable Beaufort signature style, André Beaufort Ambonnay Grand Cru Rosé is a masterfully precise sparkling rosé. An authentic signature rosé champagne that will show how fun it can be to toast to good health.