Description
Made entirely from Pinot Noir grown on a single parcel ‘La Blanche Voie’ — planted in 1968 on the Grand Cru slopes of Verzy — this is a rosé with real depth and intention behind it. Alban Corbeaux uses a 12-hour skin maceration to coax out a delicate salmon-pink color and just enough texture to give the wine its signature satin mouthfeel, before aging it entirely in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and full malolactic fermentation. The result is something that feels very different from your average Champagne rosé.
On the palate, it opens with wild strawberry and red currant, followed by hints of dried flowers, orange peel, and a whisper of spice from the barrel. The chalky soils of Verzy give it a natural tension and saline quality that keeps everything feeling fresh and precise, while the extra brut dosage lets the fruit and terroir do the talking. Drink it now for its vibrant fruit, or hold it for 3–5 years to watch it develop something even more complex.
About Champagne Pierre Deville
Independent spirit of a fourth-generation grower, crafting precise Champagnes from Verzy
Nestled in the Grand Cru village of Verzy at the heart of the Montagne de Reims, Champagne Pierre Deville is a small, family-owned estate now in its fourth generation. When Alban Corbeaux took over in 2017, he had a clear vision: to make Champagne that feels deeply personal — rooted in place, shaped by hand, and unmistakably his own. Working with just five hectares of vines, Alban draws on Verzy’s signature Pinot Noir alongside Chardonnay to craft wines that speak directly to where they come from. The Pierre Deville name itself honors that legacy — it was Alban’s great-grandfather who first broke away from the big houses in 1963 to bottle Champagne under his own label.
Alban has since taken that independent spirit further, transitioning to biodynamic and organic farming and vinifying as naturally as possible. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and produced with minimal sulfur, his Champagnes reflect a thoroughly modern sensibility: low or no dosage, single-vintage expressions, and impossibly fine bubbles. The result is a collection of wines that feel both precise and alive — the kind of grower Champagne that American wine lovers are increasingly seeking out, made by someone who has spent years quietly defining his own style, vintage by vintage.
