Bollinger Rosé con Estuche

The latest release of Bollinger's NV Brut Rosé is showing especially well, offering up complex aromas of sweet stone fruit, honeycomb, freshly baked bread and orange oil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, pillowy and vinous palate. Layered and concentrated, with a pretty pinpoint mousse and ripe but racy acids, it concludes with a long, expansive finish.

Deep red-berry nose, plus some nectarine, spice and candied-orange notes. Powerful and fresh, the hint of tannin from the red-wine component of the blend neatly balanced by the creaminess. Excellent textural complexity, then a long, delicately spicy and mineral finish. Disgorged in June 2021. Drink now.

Based on the 2020 harvest, with only 5% red wine added, the NV Champagne Brut Rosé pours a bright pink salmon hue and jumps from the glass with a perfume of crushed roses, cardamom, ripe raspberry, and toasted brioche. Full-bodied, it’s juicy on opening, filling the palate with refined red fruit and blood orange, and has a rounded mousse as well as a long finish. Perfect as an aperitif or to end the night, it also feels like it will have a good deal of life ahead. Drink 2023-2033. Dosage is 8 grams per liter.

Medium salmon pink, silver reflections, fine, lively mousse. Preserved cherry, berry confit, red apple, delicate nougat underneath. Juicy, elegant, fresh stone fruit nuances, hints of nectarine, some blossom honey on the finish, good freshness on the finish, mineral aftertaste.