Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years of release, though its structure allows exceptional vintages to age gracefully for up to 10 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
charcuterie boards, grilled salmon, roasted poultry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Marsannay Rosé from Domaine Bruno Clair holds a legendary status in Burgundy, deeply intertwined with the history of the Clair family. In 1919, Bruno's grandfather, Joseph Clair, created this serious, Pinot Noir-based rosé to help revitalize the village of Marsannay-la-Côte following the devastation of World War I and phylloxera. This innovation eventually led to Marsannay becoming the only village-level appellation in Burgundy authorized to produce rosé. Crafted with the same meticulous care as the estate's grandest reds, this wine is produced using a combination of direct pressing and the saignée method, followed by fermentation and aging in stainless steel and foudres. The result is a gastronomic rosé of exceptional depth, characterized by vibrant wild strawberry, redcurrant, and chalky mineral complexity derived from the region's limestone-rich soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1979 by Bruno Clair—grandson of Joseph Clair, pioneer of the historic Domaine Clair-Daü—this venerable Côte de Nuits estate was revitalized following the 1985 dissolution of the ancestral property. Bruno assembled choice plots across premier terroirs, expanding to roughly 25 hectares across seven villages. With holdings stretching from Marsannay and Gevrey-Chambertin down through Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, and Savigny-lès-Beaune, the domaine works predominantly over limestone-clay soils with varying gravel and marl strata. Viticulture follows strict organic and lutte raisonnée disciplines, focusing on manual tillage, low yields, and massal selections. In the cellar, vinification balances indigenous yeast fermentation, site-dependent partial whole-cluster inclusion, and restrained new oak maturation. Benchmark bottlings include the crystalline Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques, and single-vineyard Marsannay expressions like Les Longeroies, all celebrated for their mineral tension, aromatic purity, and long-lived structural finesse.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%