Larmandier-Bernier?s NV Extra Brut Rose De Saignee ? displays vivid and juicy cherry and red raspberry fruit shadowed by their ethereal distilled counterparts, with subtle chew of skin and crunch of seeds serving for invigoration, while a streak of salinity activates the salivary glands. Notes of leather and chalk help complete the impression of cepage and terroir, and a silken-textured, expansive palate impression manages not to preclude some sense of buoyancy as well as ample refreshment to the sustained finish.