Etienne Calsac, Champagne Rose de Craie (Base 2023), NV

Etienne Calsac is one of the rising grower-stars of the Cote des Blancs, who took over his grandparents' Avize vines in 2010 at age 26 and began making his own terroir-driven Champagne instead of selling the fruit. Rose de Craie ('chalk rose') is his pink cuvee, named for the chalk soils that define the region, made in a delicate, gastronomic style rather than a fruit-bomb rose. Built on the 2023 base, it's the kind of grower rose that drinks as happily through dinner as it does on its own.