Cheers to 2026! — 6 months ago
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Pretty color of light salmon.
Nose of strawberries, light raspberries, limes, green apples, light yeast, minerals and spices.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and small bubbles.
Dry on the palate with strawberries, tart cherries, lemons, green apples, grapefruits, bitter herbs, spices, light earth, yeast, sea salt, light brioche and minerals.
This 17 year old Rosé Champagne is always delicious. Rich and plentiful. Nicely balanced and elegant.
Will continue to drink nicely in the next 7 years.
Easy drinking, complex and interesting. Crisp and refreshing.
Wine Spectator 97 points.
Needs 30 minutes of airtime to open up properly. Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.
A blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$450. — 8 months ago
Champaign at Yaz’s house — 9 months ago
My contribution for a large, annual BYO champagne dinner. While this was a standout, others were: La Closerie LC20, ‘07 Cristal rosé en mag, ‘19 Westborn BdB
This vintage had 20% addition of red wine.
The notes below about bottle variation is exactly what was experienced this evening. A friend also brought the ‘06 Dom Rosé but there was a clear difference between the two. Whereas my bottle was deep, rich and an interplay of florals, juicy red fruits, fleshy peach and strawberry shortbread cookies, his seemed like a slightly less vibrant (not off putting) and more muted version (maybe low trace TCA?). The significant portion of red wine in this vintage has provided great structure at nearly age 20, and not as evolved as the regular 2006 Dom (more vinous than the creamy ‘07 Cristal rosé).
If I had another, I’d open it in the next year or two for this same profile but wouldn’t be worried about holding another 5+. — 5 months ago
Opening a Jeroboam is an experience and talks of its own. — 6 months ago
Certainly a very good vintage. Just never overly embraced Dom. But this is nice, beautiful in fact.
The entry is soft & even subtle. Lemon pulp, lime pulp w/ some zest, orange citrus blend, just ripe pineapple flesh, mango, green tropical melon, under ripe cantaloupe, whipped cream, soft/light white spice, sea spray, excellent, crumbled to powdery, dry chalkiness, lightly yeasty, bread dough to baguette crust, grey volcanics, limestone, hints of fresh & dry herbs, yellow lilies, spring flower & jasmine, excellent, soft acidity with a well balanced, gentle structure & tensioned, superbly elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts 90 seconds and land on fruit and gentle volcanics.
EK226. — 9 months ago
Great champagne. Very balanced and just how I like my rose champagnes. — a year ago
Get this and put it in you! The perfect summer wine, recommended by Ian at Pamplemousse - fruity, spritzy, balanced, perfect rose from Portugal. $14 — a year ago
For the first time ever drinking Dom, the 2013 had a sweetness I never experienced with Dom — 6 months ago
Medium straw yellow , continuous fine bubbles . Quite toasty notes , with brioche , lemon confit and crushed rocks . On the palate quite a lot of brioche , lemon confit and mineral hints . Quite good length and intensity , good fresh chalky acidity . Still pretty young and probably holding back quite a bit today . Better in a 5 years or so and will last well a further 10 or so . — a year ago
Conrad Green

Gorgeous pear and bright lemon. Minerals and salinity. Great focus. Excellent — 5 months ago