Fleur De La Vallée
Jérôme Prévost
La Closerie Fac-simile Extra Brut Pinot Meunier Rosé Champagne
@Aaron Tan have noticed…and been there. Of the rosés you listed, I have only had the Bérêche and I would agree.
Château La Fleur de Boüard
Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2012
Nice - love magnums, especially for wines with modest origin. It creates surprises.
Mags also really slow down pace of ageing I think. This one felt fresher than one could expect from a ‘12 Lalande.
Laurent-Perrier
Brut Champagne Blend
Brioche, Fresh Citrus, Chalk, Nuts. Creamy. Laurent Perrie Brut @, Eva, 250125 — 14 days ago
Laurent-Perrier
Brut Millésimé Champagne Blend 2013
It was a really nicely aged vintage champagne. And probably better the next day!
Château La Fleur de Gay
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend
Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com
A lot of fruit. Lacking structure — a month ago
Gaston Chiquet
Special Club Brut Champagne Blend 2011
Just hitting its stride. Save it. — 20 days ago
Château Fleur Cardinale
Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
Nice. Maybe a little too fruit forward? Vintage prob? Nose was 🔥. — 13 days ago
Consistently great value BDX and yes, the nose is usually fire. Esp the 2016.
Gonet-Médeville
Brut Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Pinot Noir Champagne
I love blanc de noirs. This doesn’t disappoint. Body and wonderful fruit. — a month ago
Aaron Tan
Not sure if anyone’s noticed, but lately, my tasting notes here have been a little scarce. Not for lack of tasting - trust me, the bottles have been opened, the glasses filled, and my palate put to work. But so many have been uninspiring, fleeting, forgotten before the last sip. And then, boom! A bottle like this.
Popped in the morning, savored through the evening. Great at first, but by dinner, it had truly unfurled. The nose? Cherries, plums, warm spices, rose hips, pink peppercorn, chalk, and orange zest, with a whisper of apricot. The palate? Plush yet precise, broad yet focused. Biscuity richness and an electric minerality. A saline, vinous, full-bodied stunner that lingers impossibly long.
This just reaffirms what I think about this wine - one of the best pink expressions from Champagne, period.
NB: In my mind (and admittedly, limited experience), the best champagne rosé’s include:
Selosse Rosé - haven’t had it in ages, but many bottles had in the past have brought great joy.
Bouchard Enfer - honestly, my sample size is too small, but both times were really impressive; though it must be noted that my company then thought it was more intellectual than pleasurable (too phenolic and soft).
Bereche Remensis - best value rosé? Consistently delicious and complex.
I have heard from friends that the DP P2 and P3 rosé’s deserve to be high on any list. Hope to try them one day.
— 15 hours ago