Located in the heart of the great Marne Valley since the 17th century, René Geoffroy house up the Earth at the center of its approach. This search for harmony with nature is guided by its philosophy of respect for life, the environment and especially the future generations who will live in this Earth. It translates into the culture of our vineyard lutte intérger, a farming method mainly based on observation, to prohibit any use of chemical herbicides. And to better preserve and enhance soil life, forcing the roots of their vines to dig deep nutrients, their practices are natural. The grapes from the three Champagne grape varieties, Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay, are first slowly crushed with the traditional press house. Then Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy committed a vinification. The isolation of the plots to the press can provide better characters each Earth. It offers a multitude of choices to the winemaker during assembly to create wines of authenticity and uniqueness. the use of oak barrels, the wine making experience, brings subtle and complex flavors at once. Always lively desire to preserve the best of what nature offers, Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, like his ancestors, avoids malolactic fermentation to retain its original freshness champagne. He accepts and taking a few risks, and chooses to assert the natural difference of its Champagnes.
91 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: (disgorged April, 2006) Dark pink with a fine bead. Rich, smoky red fruits on the nose, with a hint of bitter cherry skin. Full, deep and dry, with serious, concentrated redcurrant and wild strawberry flavors, medium to full body and a chewy texture. Finishes dry and long, with an echoing bitter cherry note. This would be great with lighter game dishes or pungent cheeses. (Nov/Dec 06) A very fun bottle of all Pinot Noir Rosé from Champagne's warmest micro-climate: Cumieres! (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne buyer) According to importer Terry Theise: GEOFFROY ROSE, the agony, the ecstasy . . . the spotty availability! We had some 2003 disgorged 10/05, which is basically vanished at the winery. Naturally it's only just starting to show its fruit, and if you have any it's a charmer, marrying substance and buoyancy, and 11g.l. RS. Next up there'll be an `04, to be disgorged June `06 and shipped in the Fall, from which I tasted a zero-dosage pre-disgorgement sample; it had less body but more relief than the `03; loaded with primary fruit. Finally we drank a 2000 just for the hell of it; smelled yummy! Frustrated the crap out of me, because this is what these wines are never given the chance to become, we snarf them down so soon. Second-stage Pinot flavors don't subdue the smiling primary fruit.