Champagne Nöel Bazin ‘La Pimpante’ Brut Rosé NV
Location: France, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
Winemaker: Magali & Noël Bazin
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Soil: Limestone
From the Importer Vom Boden: ‘La Pimpante’ or “The Dapper” is their other “large” production wine, of which we get close to 50 cases every year of. Rosé made of 10% Pinot Noir, which is sourced from the neighboring village to the north, Verzenay. The remainder is composed similarly to the L’unanime, roughly 70% single vintage base wine and rest from various solera reserves, with a heavier percentage aged in oak barrels. Light salmon coloured and plush, just crushed berry fruits. Finely vinous and also with a light mousse —a lavish, coating, saturating and structrued rosé. Pair with steaks!Magali and Noël Bazin are just incredibly nice, kind people. The estate is very small (they farm a scant 3.3 hectares in and around their village of Villers-Marmery) and so there is no pomp or circumstance here, no water fountains or Bentleys.
On the other hand, I don’t think they are particularly hip either. I could be wrong, but I don’t think they smoke, have tattoos or collect vinyl. They have a minivan; they wear very comfortable looking sneakers. They spend a lot of time in the vineyard.
The Bazins, god bless them, don’t really fit into either neat little clic. They are just normal people making really good Champagne. And it’s priced very fairly. I’m ok to skip the drama.
The Bazins were both born and raised in Champagne; the name Bazin may be familiar to some from Henriet-Bazin, another grower located in the same village making really solid grower Champagnes as well. The village gained Premier Cru status in 1985 and Magali and Noël’s first vintage was in 1999.
This peculiar section of the Montagne de Reims is often called the Perle Blanche or “White Pearl,” a part focused on Chardonnay surrounded by a region almost exclusively planted to Pinot Noir and Meunier. The Bazins farms 20-odd parcels to make up their three hectares, with expositions and soil identical to the more famous Chardonnay-producing Côte des Bar in the south. That is to say, southeastern exposures on soils riddled with limestone.
Annual production at the estate does not exceed 17,000 bottles…Sure, they aren’t the easiest bottles to find, but you won’t have to email 400 people to get an “allocation” of one bottle from the hip store near you.
Like I said, you can skip the drama if you want to.
Location: France, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
Winemaker: Magali & Noël Bazin
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Soil: Limestone
From the Importer Vom Boden: ‘La Pimpante’ or “The Dapper” is their other “large” production wine, of which we get close to 50 cases every year of. Rosé made of 10% Pinot Noir, which is sourced from the neighboring village to the north, Verzenay. The remainder is composed similarly to the L’unanime, roughly 70% single vintage base wine and rest from various solera reserves, with a heavier percentage aged in oak barrels. Light salmon coloured and plush, just crushed berry fruits. Finely vinous and also with a light mousse —a lavish, coating, saturating and structrued rosé. Pair with steaks!Magali and Noël Bazin are just incredibly nice, kind people. The estate is very small (they farm a scant 3.3 hectares in and around their village of Villers-Marmery) and so there is no pomp or circumstance here, no water fountains or Bentleys.
On the other hand, I don’t think they are particularly hip either. I could be wrong, but I don’t think they smoke, have tattoos or collect vinyl. They have a minivan; they wear very comfortable looking sneakers. They spend a lot of time in the vineyard.
The Bazins, god bless them, don’t really fit into either neat little clic. They are just normal people making really good Champagne. And it’s priced very fairly. I’m ok to skip the drama.
The Bazins were both born and raised in Champagne; the name Bazin may be familiar to some from Henriet-Bazin, another grower located in the same village making really solid grower Champagnes as well. The village gained Premier Cru status in 1985 and Magali and Noël’s first vintage was in 1999.
This peculiar section of the Montagne de Reims is often called the Perle Blanche or “White Pearl,” a part focused on Chardonnay surrounded by a region almost exclusively planted to Pinot Noir and Meunier. The Bazins farms 20-odd parcels to make up their three hectares, with expositions and soil identical to the more famous Chardonnay-producing Côte des Bar in the south. That is to say, southeastern exposures on soils riddled with limestone.
Annual production at the estate does not exceed 17,000 bottles…Sure, they aren’t the easiest bottles to find, but you won’t have to email 400 people to get an “allocation” of one bottle from the hip store near you.
Like I said, you can skip the drama if you want to.
Location: France, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
Winemaker: Magali & Noël Bazin
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Soil: Limestone
From the Importer Vom Boden: ‘La Pimpante’ or “The Dapper” is their other “large” production wine, of which we get close to 50 cases every year of. Rosé made of 10% Pinot Noir, which is sourced from the neighboring village to the north, Verzenay. The remainder is composed similarly to the L’unanime, roughly 70% single vintage base wine and rest from various solera reserves, with a heavier percentage aged in oak barrels. Light salmon coloured and plush, just crushed berry fruits. Finely vinous and also with a light mousse —a lavish, coating, saturating and structrued rosé. Pair with steaks!Magali and Noël Bazin are just incredibly nice, kind people. The estate is very small (they farm a scant 3.3 hectares in and around their village of Villers-Marmery) and so there is no pomp or circumstance here, no water fountains or Bentleys.
On the other hand, I don’t think they are particularly hip either. I could be wrong, but I don’t think they smoke, have tattoos or collect vinyl. They have a minivan; they wear very comfortable looking sneakers. They spend a lot of time in the vineyard.
The Bazins, god bless them, don’t really fit into either neat little clic. They are just normal people making really good Champagne. And it’s priced very fairly. I’m ok to skip the drama.
The Bazins were both born and raised in Champagne; the name Bazin may be familiar to some from Henriet-Bazin, another grower located in the same village making really solid grower Champagnes as well. The village gained Premier Cru status in 1985 and Magali and Noël’s first vintage was in 1999.
This peculiar section of the Montagne de Reims is often called the Perle Blanche or “White Pearl,” a part focused on Chardonnay surrounded by a region almost exclusively planted to Pinot Noir and Meunier. The Bazins farms 20-odd parcels to make up their three hectares, with expositions and soil identical to the more famous Chardonnay-producing Côte des Bar in the south. That is to say, southeastern exposures on soils riddled with limestone.
Annual production at the estate does not exceed 17,000 bottles…Sure, they aren’t the easiest bottles to find, but you won’t have to email 400 people to get an “allocation” of one bottle from the hip store near you.
Like I said, you can skip the drama if you want to.