2017 base with reserves. Disgorged January 2023 from about 5 years on the lees. No dose of 50% Chard, 44% PN and 6% PM in this version. The color here reminds me of Vilmart Emotion, the reflection of a salmon with just a touch of pink to lighten it. Opened yesterday. At that time, the wine seemed to be more lithe, elegant with red fruits. Saved plenty for today, to allow for a good study of the wine across both cool and room temps. When this is still energized with a cool temp, there is a tangy strawberry that carries the palate, along with a cleansing, mineral-laden finish. Letting this breathe and add some warmer temp, it becomes a bit more fleshy but not by a lot. Blood orange, grapefruit, a pure, tangy raspberry (Chambord comes to mind) and then a tart red apple shows up. The wine remains cleansing, persisting with its mineral profile. I believe some will attach the phrase 'drink with food', as I see that reference around Cellartracker with wines like this one. I can see how that could fit here, but the distinction to be made about this iteration of Rose Zero is for me more about 'bright, transparent flavor with a clean profile', and it's very good.
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2016 base. Disgorged February 2022. 50% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir, 6% Meunier. Sur lie 5 years. Zero dosage. This bottle it the third in a vertical series, the middle child. Umami is a little more forward here, and the acid complex relaxes between firm anchors. More blue fruits and syrup. Fuller bodied than 2014. Perhaps, maybe more lithic than 2017.
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2014 base. Disgorged September 2020. 50% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir, 6% Meunier. Sur lie 5 years. Zero dosage. This bottle has all the goodness of the 2017/2023 version I drank last month. It is also noticeably more relaxed and integrated in flavor. Translucent pastels. Ever more lofted texture. Scrupulously fresh and pliant.
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(NV Tarlant Champagne Rosé Zéro Brut Nature) Light pink orange color; light, tart cherry and red fruit nose; super tart, pink grapefruit palate with high acidity; short-medium finish (85% Chardonnay; the Pinot component is vinified as red wine; barrel fermented)
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4/27/2024 - GulfIslandPond Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent Brut Nature rosé. Need to see out more. Dry and balanced.
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1/19/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:
2017 base with reserves. Disgorged January 2023 from about 5 years on the lees. No dose of 50% Chard, 44% PN and 6% PM in this version. The color here reminds me of Vilmart Emotion, the reflection of a salmon with just a touch of pink to lighten it. Opened yesterday. At that time, the wine seemed to be more lithe, elegant with red fruits. Saved plenty for today, to allow for a good study of the wine across both cool and room temps. When this is still energized with a cool temp, there is a tangy strawberry that carries the palate, along with a cleansing, mineral-laden finish. Letting this breathe and add some warmer temp, it becomes a bit more fleshy but not by a lot. Blood orange, grapefruit, a pure, tangy raspberry (Chambord comes to mind) and then a tart red apple shows up. The wine remains cleansing, persisting with its mineral profile. I believe some will attach the phrase 'drink with food', as I see that reference around Cellartracker with wines like this one. I can see how that could fit here, but the distinction to be made about this iteration of Rose Zero is for me more about 'bright, transparent flavor with a clean profile', and it's very good.
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1/8/2024 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 94 Points
2016 base. Disgorged February 2022. 50% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir, 6% Meunier. Sur lie 5 years. Zero dosage.
This bottle it the third in a vertical series, the middle child. Umami is a little more forward here, and the acid complex relaxes between firm anchors. More blue fruits and syrup. Fuller bodied than 2014. Perhaps, maybe more lithic than 2017.
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1/7/2024 - Putnam Weekley wrote: 95 Points
2014 base. Disgorged September 2020. 50% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir, 6% Meunier. Sur lie 5 years. Zero dosage.
This bottle has all the goodness of the 2017/2023 version I drank last month. It is also noticeably more relaxed and integrated in flavor. Translucent pastels. Ever more lofted texture. Scrupulously fresh and pliant.
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12/16/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 94 Points
Stellar. Crisp & piercingly dry. Mineraly fruit.
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