Aromas of ripe red fruit, wild strawberry, tart raspberry, brioche, and brown sugar lead the nose. The palate is fresh and mineral, with fine effervescence, expressive berry fruit, and a dry, lifted finish.

Antoine Bouvet took over his family's Mareuil-sur-Aÿ estate at seventeen in 2013, converting straight away to organic and biodynamic-inspired farming with cover crops and no herbicides. The domaine was founded by his grandfather Guy in 1970, and Antoine keeps only about a hectare of the family's fruit for his own label.

The rosé draws on roughly five hectares of Premier Cru vines across Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Bisseuil, and Avenay-Val-d'Or, on chalk and limestone subsoils under clay, from vines around forty years old. Whole clusters are hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak, with the rosé colour and structure coming from a saignée portion of Pinot Noir. Only a few hundred bottles are made per release, finished at 12.5% alcohol.

Pairs well with duck breast, roasted quail, salmon, tuna, grilled lobster, charcuterie, and soft-ripened cheeses.

Serve well chilled but not ice cold. Enjoy now for freshness, or cellar short term for added depth.