Domaine Migot, 'Methode Traditionelle' Brut Rose NV

Producer: Domaine MigotRegion: Lorraine, Alsace, FranceGrape Varieties: GamayViticulture: Certified OrganicCategory: Sparkling RoseSize: 750 ml From Importer: THE CÔTES DE TOUL APPELLATION IS SMALL, ONLY ABOUT 100 HECTARES. SECOND, THERE ARE FEW REALLY SERIOUS GROWERS (PERHAPS ONLY ONE?) LOOKING TO MAKE MORE THAN JUST GOOD-ENOUGH, CHEAP-ISH WINES. CAMILLE MIGOT IS MOST CERTAINLY SERIOUS. HE IS A YOUNG DUDE; HIS FIRST VINTAGE WAS 2013. MIGOT’S FAMILY HAS BEEN WORKING THE VINEYARDS AROUND HERE FOR SOME 13 GENERATIONS. THUS HE HAS SOME PRETTY CONCRETE IDEAS OF WHAT HE WILL AND WON’T DO. THE ESTATE, ONLY FIVE HECTARES IN SIZE, IS CERTIFIED ORGANIC AND THE VINEYARD WORK IS IMPRESSIVE. IF THESE SITES AREN’T FAMOUS, THEY ARE LOVED. YOU CAN FEEL IT (AND YOU CAN SEE IT). EVERY GRAPE IS HAND-HARVESTED. IN THE CELLAR, CAMILLE IS PART OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION LOOKING PAST THE “TECHNOLOGIES” OF THE PAST FEW DECADES AND RETURNING TO SOMETHING MORE BASIC. ALL FERMENTATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT BY NATURAL