Lise & Bertrand Jousset Exilé Rosé Pétillant 750ml

Lise and Bertrand Jousset are growers in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, farming organically and biodynamically.

Exilé is a pétillant naturel, made by the méthode ancestrale: the wine is bottled before its first fermentation finishes, so the bubbles come from that single fermentation, with native yeasts. It's made from Gamay and Grolleau, though the blend varies by vintage. It's raised mostly in steel with some neutral barrels, rested in bottle, and bottled with no fining or filtering and no added sulfur. It's labeled Vin de France, at 10% alcohol.

Expect strawberry, red berries, blood orange, flowers and an herbal snap, with brisk acidity. It sits at the dry end, with just a touch of fruit sweetness.

Against Thierry Germain Bulles de Roche, Exilé is the pink, low-intervention pét-nat; for an easy rosé fizz, choose Exilé.

Serve it well chilled and open it carefully. Try it with charcuterie, goat cheese or a picnic spread.

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