Cédric Bouchard is one of the fastest rising stars in the firmament of Champagne. Having only started his own label, "Roses de Jeanne" and producing his own wines in 2000, he is very quickly garnering a reputation as Champagne’s most talented new wine producer/ Cedric was just awarded the title as Champagne’s finest winemaker for the year 2008 by the Gault Millau. 100% Pinot Noir. Blanc de Noirs. Vines over 37 years old. Though pensive and reserved in nature, Bouchard embraces a revolutionary philosophy: single-vineyard, single-variety (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc), single-vintage, zero-dosage Champagnes. Rather than blending different vineyards and vintages to make a single cuvée, as is the long-standing norm in Champagne, Bouchard prefers to make a wine that is representative of the vintage and place of origin. He seeks to create individual wines of great character every year from his single vineyard bottlings. Each wine is made only from juice from the first pressing, fermented only with indigenous yeast, and handled meticulously in the cellar to guarantee the finest wines possible. He believes in a long, slow and cool second fermentation which creates smaller, finer bubbles, and helps to enhance the vinosity of the underlying wine. The wines -- all incredibly limited -- are produced with no dosage and with the goal of allowing the unique terroir of each wine to take center stage.