TN: NV José Michel - Brut Rosé (France, Champagne)

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

Really surprised we don’t yet have a thread on this lovely little QPR wine, particularly because it is so frequently offered by Envoyer.

NV José Michel & Fils Champagne Brut Rosé - France, Champagne (3/7/2021)
– tasted non-blind over 1.5 hours –
– from 375 mL –

NOSE: austere, with a bit of a leafy/herbal element; light grapes/apple combo; not as expressive as the NV Paul Bara - Rose we had alongside.

BODY: pinkish-salmon color; light bodied.

TASTE: red berries – cool strawberry and raspberry; more berry-driven than the Bara; tastes more like a dry Rose still wine than the Bara does; dry; I continue to love the value this wine offers.

[Neal.Mollen]

Funny you mention the Bara too. I have a bunch of these two wines in 375 and find it hard to keep my hands off them. Really delightful tipples!

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

Same here, Neal. The Michel, in particular, at $17 for a 375 mL, is such a steal; if not for my never-ending curiosity to try new wines, I’d buy multiple cases of it.

[Troy_Stark]

We love this and reload on it anytime we start getting low. I really fear that the $17 price point is going to be a thing of the past very soon. If it does go up to $20 per half, we’ll have to think long and hard about whether this is our go-to or if we want to try one of the others Envoyer offers at the same price.

[Neal.Mollen]

Same here, Neal. The Michel, in particular, at $17 for a 375 mL, is such a steal; if not for my never-ending curiosity to try new wines, I’d buy multiple cases of it.

Ha! I lost that burning curiosity long ago. I stock up on what I like, and that includes both of these

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

Same here, Neal. The Michel, in particular, at $17 for a 375 mL, is such a steal; if not for my never-ending curiosity to try new wines, I’d buy multiple cases of it.

Ha! I lost that burning curiosity long ago. I stock up on what I like, and that includes both of these

I’m just trying to resist the urge to do both (!), and mildly failing in those efforts. I went into the Bara/Michel comparison hoping I’d like the cheaper Michel more so I could just ignore the Bara, but that’s not how it worked-out, and now I guess I’ll just have to buy both … oh well!

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

Same here, Neal. The Michel, in particular, at $17 for a 375 mL, is such a steal; if not for my never-ending curiosity to try new wines, I’d buy multiple cases of it.

Ha! I lost that burning curiosity long ago. I stock up on what I like, and that includes both of these

Me, too, Neal. It first happened years ago with Egly-Ouriet rose (back when it was a lot more affordable). I felt a compulsion to keep trying other rose champagnes until I realized that I always ended up thinking, while drinking them, “Gee, this is really good. But I’d rather be drinking Egly.”

We do now have to have a less expensive option in the house, but the principle holds.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

Same here, Neal. The Michel, in particular, at $17 for a 375 mL, is such a steal; if not for my never-ending curiosity to try new wines, I’d buy multiple cases of it.

Ha! I lost that burning curiosity long ago. I stock up on what I like, and that includes both of these

I’m just trying to resist the urge to do both (!), and mildly failing in those efforts. I went into the Bara/Michel comparison hoping I’d like the cheaper Michel more so I could just ignore the Bara, but that’s not how it worked-out, and now I guess I’ll just have to buy both … oh well!

Deepest sympathies, my friend.

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

It’s a rough life, I tell ya!

[Warren_Taranow]

The José Michel is a steal in all formats!

[Mark_Henderson]

IIRC José Michel is somewhat of a Pinot Meunier specialist. A friend in Australia gave me a bottle of his Brut NV a few years back and it was something like 65-75% Pinot Meunier with the balance Pinot Noir. I think that the Rosé might be 50/50?