95 points The Champagne Guide 

(tasted in 2021 in France; 57% chardonnay, 36% pinot noir, 7% pinot noir red wine; 100% Mareuil-sur-Aÿ; 2018 base vintage; 2017 reserves; cool fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; red wine vinified in oak; full malolactic fermentation; 6.5g/L dosage; cork). Graced with Hébrart’s delicate touch, this magnificent cuvée embodies everything that makes Mareuil such a gorgeous terroir for refined rosé. An elegant dash of just 7% Mareuil pinot noir red wine creates a pretty, bright pale-salmon hue and delightful perfume of rose petals and gentle red berry fruits. It contrasts the primary, precocious freshness and finesse of bright, mineral chardonnay with the gorgeous, succulent, juicy red fruit generosity that defines Mareuil pinot noir – no small task, especially in the warm 2018 season. Its fragrant perfume lingers from start to finish, holding very long, flattering and characterful, sustained by beautifully poised acidity and the prominent, fine, signature salty chalk minerality of the village. Wonderfully elegant, utterly refined, benchmark apéritif rosé.