Champagne Marguet - Shaman 22 - Grand Cru Rosé
Located in Ambonnay, in the heart of the Montagne de Reims, Champagne Marguet is one of the most unique estates of its generation, with a vineyard spread between Ambonnay and Bouzy, two Grand Cru classified villages. The estate cultivates about 8 hectares of old vines with an average age of 40 years, with soil work done by horse since 2010 and a management based on biodynamics, phytotherapy, and aromatherapy. Benoît Marguet has established himself as one of the major faces of terroir Champagne, driven by a very lively vision of the soil and a low-intervention winemaking. This approach continues in the cellar with gentle methods designed to preserve the energy of the grape and the identity of each origin. Within this philosophy, the Shaman range holds an essential place, serving as an entry point into the estate's universe, with cuvées that are readable, vibrant, and deeply rooted in their terroirs. Shaman 22 Grand Cru Rosé perfectly embodies this aesthetic, being precise, free, and intensely gastronomic.
This rosé cuvée comes from the Grand Cru terroirs of Ambonnay and Bouzy, and the blend communicated by the estate is based on 76% Chardonnay and 24% Pinot Noir. The profile of Shaman Rosé immediately surprises with this Chardonnay dominance, which brings tension, brightness, and verticality, while the Pinot Noir provides flesh, relief, and fruity depth. The estate also indicates a very low total sulfur level, at 12 mg/l, continuing a pursuit of purity and transparency. Several merchant sources describe this cuvée as a rosé that is both gourmand, energetic, and very fruity, with a clear, precise matter little masked by oenological intervention. The expected style is thus more on the side of a terroir rosé, vinous and chiseled, rather than a demonstrative or easy rosé champagne. It is a bottle that appeals as much to lovers of author champagnes as to palates seeking a racé, digestible, and intensely expressive rosé.
On tasting, Champagne Marguet Shaman 22 Grand Cru Rosé can evoke fresh small red fruits, zesty citrus, chalk, delicate flowers, and a subtly spicy touch, with a mouth tightened by a fine bubble and a clear, salivating, and persistent finish. Its balance between immediate gourmandise and a mineral backbone makes it a particularly convincing champagne at the table, well beyond a simple aperitif. It accompanies with great elegance a tuna carpaccio, a salmon tartare, a pink poultry, precise Japanese cuisine, or even bolder pairings around beetroot, pomegranate, or sweet spices. Its identity lies in this rare alliance between fruit brightness, chalky freshness, and a sensation of contained energy. For a specialized e-commerce site, it is a very relevant reference to highlight a rosé grower Champagne with strong personality, capable of speaking both to connoisseurs and curious amateurs of high-level biodynamic cuvées. The exact dosage information of the "22" lot could not be confirmed with certainty from the official source consulted, which deserves to be verified if you want a strictly exhaustive technical sheet.
Grape varieties: 76% Chardonnay, 24% Pinot Noir
