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Ruhlmann Crémant d'Alsace Rosé Brut 'Harmonie de Rosé'

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By Daniel Min · Tasted 2019-11-13 · Published 2026-09-08 · Updated 2026-09-08

In one paragraphRuhlmann Harmonie de Rosé is a Crémant d'Alsace Rosé Brut made from 100% Pinot Noir by Famille Ruhlmann-Schutz, a family domaine in Dambach-la-Ville, Alsace, that has grown vines since 1688. It gets its salmon color from a short skin maceration, undergoes the same second fermentation in bottle (traditional method) as Champagne, and carries a dosage of 8 g/L — a soft sweetness close to the Brut ceiling. Around 12% alcohol, non-vintage. Strawberry, raspberry and wild berries with citrus and brioche; €12 at the domaine in Europe, US$18–22 at overseas retail. It averages 3.9 on Vivino (102 ratings). An aperitif that gives you something close to the rosé Champagne experience at a third of the price.

Ruhlmann Harmonie de Rosé Crémant d'Alsace bottle — my own photo, November 2019 — Photo: Daniel Min, Nov 2019 (Vivino record)

3.0

Father's rating / 5 ★★★☆☆

3.9

Vivino NV vintage average (102 ratings)

No critic score (listed in the Wine Enthusiast buying guide)

About US$18–22 (overseas retail) · €12.40 direct from the domaine

World average price (Wine-Searcher)

At a glance

Producer

Famille Ruhlmann-Schutz

Region

France · Crémant d'Alsace AOC (Dambach-la-Ville)

Grapes

Pinot Noir 100%

Alcohol

Around 12% · dosage 8 g/L

Style

Light-bodied, high acidity, Brut (Vivino: French Crémant)

Drinking window (Vivino)

Non-vintage — within 1–2 years of release

Food pairing

Shellfish, Poultry, Appetizers & snacks, Lean fish, Aperitif

World average price

About US$18–22 (overseas retail) · €12.40 direct from the domaine

In one line

3.0/5 — lower than Vivino's 3.9 average · world avg price US$18 · A 100% Pinot Noir crémant rosé from an Alsace family domaine that has grown vines since 1688.

Listed in the Wine Enthusiast buying guide (score not published) · No scores from the major critics — a small family domaine

Market note: A small wine with 102 Vivino ratings. Sold through retailers in New York and Chicago and across Europe. No confirmed official import into Korea.

Father's note — Daniel Min

Original author of the notes

2019-11-13 3.0 ★★★☆☆

“Delicious cremant.”

Min Haru Aspiring sommelier Level 1 · Cork

Red fruitStone fruit & appleYeast & creamA memory from November, at twenty-one

What I learned today: three stars and "delicious" can sit side by side on one line, and neither of them is lying.

Tuesday morning, I stopped by Mom's bakery before work. The Christmas cake order book was already on its second page. Mom had been hulling strawberries since dawn. I pushed up my coat sleeves and helped with a basket. Beside the oven, cream was being whipped. Even at the office, my fingertips still smelled of strawberries.

In the evening, Master Seo poured pink bubbles into a flute. The color of salmon. I put my nose in: strawberry first, then raspberry, and at the end cream and toasted bread. Everything I'd carried on my fingertips that morning was in the glass.

Between the strawberry and the cream, an evening came back. A scent I've smelled once takes me back to its day. Late autumn when I was twenty-one, a Wednesday evening with cold rain drumming on the window. Many glasses of bubbles went by that night, but only one was pink. Before I even smelled it, I lifted it toward the kitchen lamp to look at the color. "It looks like strawberry milk!" Father gently lowered my wrist and pointed at his nose. Smell it, he meant. Strawberry, then bread. I don't know the bottle's name.

The note is short. "Delicious cremant." Three stars, the lowest of that night's four sparkling wines. "Delicious," and three stars. At first it seemed strange for the two to share a line. It was the first time I'd seen the word crémant, too. The bottle was Ruhlmann Crémant d'Alsace Rosé, Harmonie de Rosé. I stuck a wine-name Post-it into the notebook. Maybe Father's "delicious" was written looking at his daughter holding a pink glass up to the light.

Minjae came in late, and his eyes lit up the moment he heard about the cake orders. After closing I walked past the dark bakery and looked into the display case. Tomorrow morning the strawberries will go up again. What I learned today: three stars and "delicious" can sit side by side on one line, and neither of them is lying.

Haru — Mom's bakery before work: sleeves pushed up, Haru holds a strawberry under her chin and smiles at its smell. — **Haru** Mom's bakery before work: sleeves pushed up, Haru holds a strawberry under her chin and smiles at its smell.

What this wine is

Crémant is the name for French sparkling wine 'made the Champagne way, but outside Champagne.' Alsace is the largest of those regions, producing nearly half of all French crémant. The rules — second fermentation in bottle, at least nine months on the lees — are almost identical to Champagne's, and the price is a third. Crémant is what Alsatians open every Sunday at lunch.

The Ruhlmann-Schutz family has grown vines since 1688 in Dambach-la-Ville, south of Strasbourg. From that walled village on the Alsace Wine Route they make classic Alsace whites such as Riesling and Gewürztraminer alongside crémant, and they also run Château Valmont in Corbières in the south of France. As a small family domaine it has no critic scores, and it sells mainly through retailers on the US East Coast and in Europe.

Harmonie de Rosé is 100% Pinot Noir. A short skin maceration gives it the salmon color, followed by second fermentation in bottle and ageing on the lees. Dosage is 8 g/L — within the Brut limit (12 g/L or less) but near the top of it, so it feels soft on the palate. The domaine describes it as "red fruit and light citrus aromas, a fine and persistent mousse, freshness led by wild strawberry." Serve at 6–8°C; recommended as an aperitif, with dessert, and with strawberries and cream.

Haru — Master Seo slides over a flute of pink bubbles, and Haru's eyes go wide before she even smells it. — **Haru** Master Seo slides over a flute of pink bubbles, and Haru's eyes go wide before she even smells it.

What the world says

With 102 Vivino ratings, this is the least-rated wine covered in this magazine. It averages 3.9, with 56% at four stars or above. The aroma keywords number barely a dozen, but the direction is clear: strawberry, raspberry, watermelon; peach; cream and yeast; brioche. Structure: acidity 3.2/5, fizziness 3.6, intensity 3.5.

"Lots of fine bubbles. Salmon pink. Strawberry, brioche and raspberry on the nose. Stewed strawberry and raspberry, light brioche. Medium acidity, very easy to drink. 4.2." — Vivino review, Oct 2020, 4 stars

"A delicious alternative to expensive Champagne. Floral notes moving into peach and watermelon. Fruit-forward, but light, smooth and with no rough edges." — Vivino review, Feb 2021, 4 stars

"A good aperitif crémant. Simple, refreshing and full of raspberry and strawberry. Perfect for 'drinking without thinking.'" — Vivino review, Aug 2019, 3.5 stars (85 likes)

That the last review drew the most agreement in the community explains this wine exactly. It is not a wine you approach expecting complexity.

Haru — Late autumn at twenty-one, a cold rainy night. "It looks like strawberry milk!" Haru lifts the pink glass toward the lamp. — **Haru** Late autumn at twenty-one, a cold rainy night. "It looks like strawberry milk!" Haru lifts the pink glass toward the lamp.

How I drank it

November 13, 2019, 3 stars. The note is two words: "Delicious cremant."

I logged sixteen bottles that day, four of them sparkling: Veuve Clicquot 4.5, Charles Dauteuil 4.5, Canti Prosecco 4, and this crémant rosé at 3 — the lowest sparkling score of the day. Ruhlmann returns three days later: on November 16, 2019, the same domaine's Cuvée Jean-Charles Riesling 2018 got 4.

My 3 is 0.9 below the community's 3.9. There is no critic score, only a Wine Enthusiast review on file. Dosage is 8 g/L and alcohol around 12%. There is no re-tasting of this crémant rosé on record, so it stays on the re-taste list.

Haru — After closing, in front of the dark bakery, Haru stops by the display window hugging her notebook with its new Post-it. — **Haru** After closing, in front of the dark bakery, Haru stops by the display window hugging her notebook with its new Post-it.

Vivino community data

NV vintage rating distribution (102 ratings, average 3.9)

5★		13 (13%)
4★		44 (43%)
3★		41 (40%)
2★		4 (4%)
1★		0 (0%)

Most-mentioned aromas

Family	Mentions	Top keywords
Red fruit	15	strawberry 6 · raspberry 5 · watermelon 2
Stone fruit & apple	4	peach 2 · apple 1 · green apple 1
Yeast & cream	4	cream 2 · yeast 2
Citrus	3	citrus · lemon zest · orange zest
Bread & nuts	1	brioche 1

Structure: Acidity 3.2/5 · Fizziness 3.6/5 · Intensity 3.5/5

Average by vintage (all vintages: 102 ratings, average 3.9)

Vintage	Average	Ratings
NV	3.9	102

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Frequently asked questions

How is Crémant d'Alsace different from Champagne?

The method is the same (second fermentation in bottle, at least nine months on the lees). What differs is the region (Alsace rather than Champagne), the grapes (Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Noir and so on) and the price. Alsace is France's largest crémant region, and a bottle is usually a third of the price of Champagne.

What kind of wine is Ruhlmann Harmonie de Rosé?

A Crémant d'Alsace Rosé Brut made from 100% Pinot Noir by the Ruhlmann-Schutz family, who have grown vines in Dambach-la-Ville since 1688. A short skin maceration gives it its salmon color, with a dosage of 8 g/L. A light aperitif of strawberry, raspberry, citrus and brioche, rated 3.9 on Vivino.

Price and where to buy?

€12.40 direct from the domaine, US$18–22 at US retail. Production is small, so this label is not easy to come across; another Crémant d'Alsace rosé is a good alternative.

What food does it go with?

Per Vivino: shellfish, poultry, lean fish, appetizers, or as an aperitif. The domaine recommends dessert and strawberries with cream. Serve cold at 6–8°C and drink within one to two years of release.

Links & sources

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Ruhlmann Crémant d'Alsace Rosé Brut 'Harmonie de Rosé'

At a glance

In one line

Father's note — Daniel Min

What this wine is

What the world says

How I drank it

Vivino community data

NV vintage rating distribution (102 ratings, average 3.9)

Most-mentioned aromas

Average by vintage (all vintages: 102 ratings, average 3.9)

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