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Louis Roederer Brut Rose(2000)
- Winery:
- Louis Roederer
- Varietal:
- Champagne Blend
- Region:
- France > Champagne
- Type:
- Sparkling Wine
- Color:
- Rosé
- User Tags:
- (tree) fruit, caramel, apple, color descriptors, pome, fruit, fish, stone fruits, meat, floral
Louis Roederer Vintage Rosé is a unique and rare Champagne of exceptional style thanks to the very particular way in which it is made. Indeed, Louis Roederer is one of the few Houses that still use maceration on skins, a delicate method by which Pinot Noir grapes are left to macerate on the press for several hours to extract more fruit and colour. Skin maceration requires highly concentrated and aromatic grapes that only grow on the very old vines of Cumieres and only in exceptional vintages. Blend: 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Maturation: an average of four years ageing on lees, plus more read more...
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April 2008
- Sweet nose of caramel, light yeast and apple. Very creamy entry with a meld of malty beer flavors and a nice integration of lemon-lime acidity. Focused with a ribbon of caramel and butter that linger throughout the spicy close. -Wine News
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June 2007
- Lots of oak char notes yield to scents of apricot, sliced apple, honey, beer and flint, all of which are deftly integrated and lightly toasted. Supple, ripe flavors of cherry, apple, strawberry jam, flint and honey. Plenty of apple and chalk in the endless close. -Wine News Tasting Notes: The rose has a shiny, slightly deep golden salmon color, with a light, yet abundant foam consisting of fine, long-lived bubbles. The generous and complex nose reveals candied fruits such as Morello cherry. Food pairing: The Brut Vintage Rose pairs well with fish, such as salmon, meats like lamb, veal, and pheasant, read more...
- International Wine Cellar
- 91/100
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November 2007
- BS
- Wine Spectator
- 12/31/06
- 90/100
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December 2006
