October 2019 disgorgement, which would be 2017 base with reserves from 2016 & 2015, as far as I understand.
If I had one word to explain this it would be juicy. That character of the fruit is just that, fresh and vibrant raspberry, strawberry, pear and lime. Some autolytic notes, hints of minerality along with an herbal character that I enjoy.
As it opens up the mineral note turns into a side show of chalk on the palate. Good balance of acid and body. Nice finish, wishing I had more of this wine. I also love the color of this. Rosé champagne is just fun.
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This really delivers for the price point. Very fresh, vibrant, zesty with sweet strawberry fruits. Aromatic and full bodied. Not particularly lean or linear, however, showing good depth and complexity.
Vilmart--Emotion and Coeur de Cuvee (select vintages), the meal anchored by Astrid (My House In The South OC): October 2020 disgorgement, Cherry, strawberry with a nice lick of minerality in a zesty package....fortunately I have the leftover bottle from last night, with plenty of wine (and C02) for retaste today. Salmon/pink in color. This is a very good iteration of Rubis. It has the density of a riper year, yet the acidity is plentiful, allowing both parts to work together. For me, more in the unctuous side of things, with a cool blood orange coil running through it, alongside a vein of strawberry. Stylistically, this works really well, so long as you're Ok with a richer, fuller expression of Rose.
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The nose is strawberries and cream with a hint of floral. Although the palate initially was creamy, citrus notes quickly dominated. A touch of bitterness (in a good way), with tangarine, blood orange and pink grapefruit. Medium body and acidity. Consistant over two nights. June 2019 disgorgement.
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Celebrating Nita's 68th birthday & the day after the Winter Solstice. Warning bells are going off as I write this! We only have one blt left!?!? Our all-round favorite champagne rose'. Has the refinement and intensity of many of the big gun roses at 6x the cost. Need to get 6 more coming in the Spring!
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Strawberry cream soda in the best of ways, with higher acidity. Relatively high dosage. Pleasurable in the best of ways as a standalone cocktail wine, but perhaps not in the midst of a delicate meal. Still would crush any day.
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Wine dinner for a great charity (Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA): Sabered without losing a precious drop. Given time in the bottle, these are exceptional. December 2016 disgorgement suggests '13 or '14 base. Strawberries/red berries, blood orange and a beautiful savory spice. Loved this.
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Normally I like/love this, but in the line-up of NV roses, this was th joint worst. Think the relatively high dosage stuck out. A good rose champagne, but overshadowed?
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Rosé champagne session by Asparagus at Maison Dakota. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, reddish pink colour. Thin legs. Fading bubbles. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of gold + red apples, kumquats, slight oxidativeness. Developed. On the palate, dry, rounded high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of rounded oxidative nut, kumquat, vinous red and gold apples, wet stony minerality. Long minerally finish. Very good quality. Well aged and drinking in a good place already. 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay. Disgorged Dec 2013.
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Same Disgorgement Dec 2017 as last time Watermelon / wild salmon color Very pronounced strawberry, ginger candies and flinty this time, honey, damask rose and tea On the palate, +strawberry, blood orange, chalky Med++ finish
Can’t stop reaching for next sip woohoo
High acidity Great balance
Goes so well with hunan spicy food (duck, frog and chicken gizzard)
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disgorged July 2021, 10% Chardonnay, 90% Pinot noir. Every time I open one of these, it’s pure strawberry on the first sip. This bottle is no different with some blood orange rounding out the finish.
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Bright pink/red strawberry to sockeye salmon color! Actually it reminded me a lot of the cotton candy pink color of the cream soda in Canada. Nice red Berry taste, with tiny bubbles. Very enjoyable, and a good QPR.
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Another lovely showing for this wine, our first exposure to the most recent disgorgement. Generously fruited, yet subtle, with a very suave mouthfeel, it is both a celebratory wine and one well suited to pairing with food, in our case that being some D'Artagnan European quails that had received a light applewood smoking on the grill. This wine is both versatile and hedonistic, a great balancing act.
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Medium pink in color. A reductive nose that blows off to reveal nutty berry and ripe citrus fruits, some toast. Quite structured and focused in the mouth with very good acidity and a long finish.
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-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours -- -- 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay -- -- disgorgement: Nov. 2016 --
Vibrant red-copper color. Bead remained persistent over a couple hours. Vinous, red berry aromas. Fruity and dry; relaxed and complex palate. Hints of cinnamon and chalk; perfumey spice; strawberry. This bottling does so well with a few years of bottle age, and this bottle was no exception. For this disgorgement: Drink or Hold.
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This Rosé Champers pours a strawberry rosé color to the glass. Not a pale pink or salmon color but definitely more of your traditional strawberry color. Medium plus bubbles. Palate is strawberry liqueur with a little bit of the baked scone and streusel character thrown in there. Brambly red fruit, some melon and faint hint of kiwi and bing cherry. Dry finish. Medium salinity. Brought this to get together with friends. Without knowing, I was told that someone made and brought homemade strawberry scones, and this was the perfect complement! This is my first experience with the Vilmart Rubis, and I will definitely say that the blancs are usually quite consistent and this Rubis seems to be consistent with those blancs! Seems to be a little more reductive versus oxidative when it comes to overall character, and overall quite enjoyable!
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Disgorged July 21. Texturally very impressive with effervesce that doesn’t fade with time. Bone dry with strawberry, chalky mineral and dried herbs. It opens up nice after 30 minutes.
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10% Chardonnay, 90% Pinot noir, disgorged July 2021. Straight strawberries and cream. Really nice texture, lovey fruit, super aromatic. Good acid on the finish. Good bowC will improve.
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Clos des Epeneaux survey (Chicago, IL): Very nice champagne, with more bright and crunchy red fruit than I would expect for Vilmart, especially based on my prior experiences with this bottle. Seemed almost a little saignée to me. But I love the depth and breadth on the palate -- this is definitely the sort of champagne up my wheelhouse. Though, I'll add, I have started buying more Vilmart since I last wrote a note on this. Put your money where your mouth is and all that.
Disgorged 10/20. Gorgeous nose of strawberries, blood orange and minerals. Dry but not austere, with lovely floral, chalk and lemon curd notes. Really good, as always.
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Chef Don Saunder's food entices 7 city dwellers to our place in the exurbs! 8 of us plus Nita & Joe enjoyed Don's magnificent food tonight 30 miles from downtown Minneapolis. What a night!! CV,KB,SS,CS,DM,DD,LI, & DS. My btl tonight for the group on arrival. I have always loved this wine but tonights btl was drinking like a $250 tete cuvee rose'. Everything about this was stunning. A very concentrated, intense rose' with amazing fruit purity, mineral & drive. 2 btls left in the cellar. Wish it was at least 6 on hand! A must restock for me.
Watermelon / wild salmon color Very subtle aromas of strawberry ( we thought we might have Covid lol) On the palate, very nice chalk Disgorgement Dec 2017 Decided to decant and wait a bit - in the decanter truly a pale ruby color haha
30mins in still understated nose but smells like the sea now (my mark for Vilmart)
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Very impressed. First time tasting this particular bottling. Not a very significant step down from the vintage rubis. This was like drinking strawberries and cream. yum!
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Just a lovely bottle to share with family on Christmas Eve. Strawberries, raspberries, chalk, citrus zest, and apple. The finish is stellar, this is a go-to house rosé and a personal favorite.
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On the first day this showed mostly mineral, with a lean red fruit streak. On the second day it initially showed sweet tart and an herbal note. Then on my last half glass a short while later it showed something different and altogether more compelling - less sweet, more complexity. Disgorgement on this bottle was December 2016. Note to self: if my last remaining bottle has a similar disgorgement I should try to hold onto it a while before opening.
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Disgorged Nov 2016, composed of 11-16. 90% Pinot and 10% Chardonnay. Rush of strawberry and a little cherry. Lovely complex spices. Just enough acid on the finish. Oldest Rubis I’ve had and I’m a big fan, going to put my younger ones deeper into the cellar
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Cutlery Optional: Disgorged July 2021. Round and creamy strawberries held together by good tension and acidity. A proper food champagne, Vilmart is always a winner for both champagne nerds and casual drinkers.
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Disgorged July 2020. This bottle was kindly left behind from a recent event we hosted and I did not get the person's name who left it but if they see this note, thank you. Whomever you are, please next time let me return the kindness when you are here. I opened this last night, revisiting tonight. This disgorgement has a dark salmon color with a tinge of rose. Yesterday this started off muted, with a candied quality, absent the acidity I was expecting. But with air, it woke up, so maybe that is helpful for those with this disgorgement--provide air, reserve judgment. This seems like a more generous, fruit-forward version of Rubis. Plump, with a core of red raspberry, strawberry, bing cherry and even a splash of blackberry thrown in. The finish has a mix of apple, both red and green, complemented by a lime zest acidity. Not sure of the base/reserve ratios in this disgorgement but it does show a more generous profile so I would say drink now.
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Montréal; 9/23/2022-9/24/2022 (Montréal, QC): I think it's pretty interesting when the staff warns you that this champagne has 8 g/L dosage (really I'd prefer the warning to be when there's 0 g/L) but I digress. Opulent, rounded, and ripe, with the dosage seemingly bringing the red fruits here far more to the forefront. Remind me why I don't buy more Vilmart...
Large group gathering (read RockNRollers copious notes) on our deck. First pour to start off the night, going from memory--no formal notes taken).
Always an enjoyable bottle of wine. Fresh cut red fruit, nice dosage, no real yeast but excellent acids. Easier buy sub $60 back in the day but no shame in keeping a few around even at today's prices.
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Candace's btl at Lonny & Kim's lovely 40th anni, garden party, celebration. One of my all-time favorite champagne producers. Specifically, this rose' & their NV Grand Reserve white. I drink one of my own every few months. If I was ever to buy rose champagne by the case, it would be this! Todays btl had something extra going on. I'll attribute it to Lonny & Candace's karma and a Fall like, crystal clear MN afternoon! Simply delicious & sublime! Relieved to have 4 on hand myself but ready for another reload offer :).
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Consumed this gorgeous rosé on the first floor of our under-construction beach house. The setting made the beautiful wine all the more special. One of my favorite rosé Champagnes, loved it and a nice celebration.
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2017 discouragement, purchased on release and held for about three years. I was less charmed by this bottle. It seemed a little muted on the nose, somewhat austere and never fully opened up. You had some fresh cut strawberry, red apple fruit, fairly linear and a bit austere. Certainly no hint of TCA but perhaps a bit muted as I was expecting it to have developed a little more richness. Not bad, but not my best bottle either.
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Disgorgement September 2018. I've had this before, it's always been good, but it never showed like it did tonight. Everything that you love in the Vilmart Rubis was present, but in spades. Outstanding.
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Drank at Tam-O-Shanter in Hollywood. Vibrant pink with a tinge of salmon. Creamy fine mousse. Yeast, strawberries, and raspberries on the nose. Very juicy with lots of fruit on the palate with some sweetness from the dosage and a nice acidity to bring balance. Had alongside the Pierre Paillard "Les Terres Roses", and in comparison the Rubis was much darker in color, bolder with more fruit, and had noticeably more sweetness, though still very balanced and enjoyable. Would absolutely buy again.
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A go to favorite rose bubbles for me. This could have done the whole meal and since we were eating at Hutong which likes their spice it was probably the best pairing for it. It is red fruits and bright and drinks very well.
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Disgorged Dec. 2017. Lovely salmon pink with hints of copper. Generous modestly sized bubbles. Strawberry and touch of cherry, hints of tannin and yeast on finish.
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NYE: Ringing in 2022 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light plus salmon color. Drank a glass over an 30 minutes. I agree with galeskj, that did this did get pancaked a bit after a trio of big guns coming after all the reds for our midnight toast, That said, it was still excellent, if just a bit out of place. Red fruits, savory, pretty, medium bodied. 91+pts.
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New Years Eve 2021 (Kevin and Vicki's house): This suffered slightly because it was the New Years toasting wine that had been preceded by 2009 Cristal, Krug 164 and 1999 Billecart Salmon Nicolas Francois. It still did well and is a great champagne. Light red fruit on this, brioche, nuts, and good complexity.
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Disgorged October 2018. Beautiful rosé color. Fruit and light floral notes on the nose, with a light yeasty undertone. Good acidity on the palate, with somewhat muted flavors of fruit and yeast and a nice mineral finish. Not a bad wine but the palate lacks the depth of flavor needed to cross the 90 point threshold. Maybe more cellar time is needed?
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2012 Disgorgement. Drank at Sun Wah with friends. Initially a little cheesy aroma, but opens up to extremely soft and subtle wine. Still generally primary with a mountain strawberry note standing out.
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Elsker Champagnene fra Vilmart. Denne NV Cuvee Rubis var grei nok, men milevis unna den majestetiske Grand Cellier Rubis, eller Emotion som den heter nå. Denne ble litt skrinn og bitter. Forsvarte ikke prisen på 642 kr. Fungerte til lutefisken da.
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Disgorged October, 2018. Perfect way to start Thanksgiving; went down nice and easy with charcuterie and cheese while the main event finished cooking. Just delicious. Certainly from a QPR perspective, easily my favorite rosé, and just all around one of my faves. I like the way this is putting on a little weight with a few years in the cellar.
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Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): It is very true that wine is about time and place and also what else you have been consuming and so after a big flight of lots of 96 Bordeaux this just jumped out. Lots of red fruits and berries and just so very yummy.
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Really fun bright salmon color. strawberry raspberry cream minerals. Blood orange, peach and tangerine. Sweet without being cloying. Fine mousse. Oct 2018 disgorgement.
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Never had this one before but I loved it at first sight - literally - as the color is magnificent. The nose is yeasty and creamy with notes of cherry, raspberry, agrumes and spices. Very expressive, detailed and beautiful. The mousse is super fine and very persistent. Comes off quite vinous yet with the kind of elegance that easily sets it apart from some new wave grower Champagnes that really challenge one’s idea of what Champagne in ways that I am not always fond of. On the rich side but with incredible focus and chiselled form, it has power but then not much weight at all. I don’t know where the dosage lands but this feels dry without any sense of austerity, while having a great acidity. The wine just flows on the palate, feeling as effortless as any wine I’ve had this year. Finesse personified, as impressive as any rosé in this price range
Newer label bottling. Expressive nose displaying sweet and sour red fruit, strawberry soda, sour cherry, cinnamon, pepper, cooper, sap and wet stone. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of sweet red fruit, generous fine mousse, rich yet showing nice balance, bright acidity, strong wet stone mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with cinnamon at the end. This bottling seems richer and more complex the previous ones. Drinking really well.
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Disgorgement date December 2017. Beautiful salmon color. Tastes of blood orange and deep dark fruits. Fresh, not searing acid. Long, intense mineral finish. A very savory style and one I personally like very much. Shows best with some air and as it approaches cellar temperature. Paired beautifully with cold smoked salmon, pâté and toast points. Bravo!
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2012 Base, disgorged December 2017. 90% Pinot and 10% Chardonnay. Salmon towards the orange end of the spectrum. Sweet fruit in the nose, lots of flavor depth though. Blood orange, red apple, finishing citrus. An hour in and any rough edges melt away. Sad that this is escalating in price so quickly.
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My first bottle of the Vilmart Rubis and I think my favorite thing about it was the color. Really beautiful shade of salmon - wild sockeye, to be precise. Both the nose and palate were good, dark berry fruit (boysenberry, raspberry etc.), juicy and snappy and easy to drink. While there's good lift, there was a kind of jammy maceration on it. My overall impression was of a simple, not terribly interesting wine, even over a few hours and over a range of temperature. I can't find anything bad to say about it, nor anything really good except that it was a nice bottle of rose champagne. I'd never throw it out of my glass, and I will happily drink the other two I own (let's see what some more age does to it), but I don't think this will become a lasting addition to our champagne choices. Just not enough personality to keep my interest, which may be what I want from a still rose occasionally, but I want my rose champagne to have more to say. June 2019 disgorgement.
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December 2017 disgorgement. Super dark read in color. Agree with some notes that this bottles hit a bit sweet at first, but it’s sweetness through the fruit, showing some berry and apples. Finishes with strong acid the lingers making it feel a bit more complete. I think I liked the 2018 disgorgement version better, but this is a crowd pleaser amongst the group.
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A night of Champagnes (Yummy Palace): One of my favourites of the night, very good despite the poor 2011 base vintage. High-toned red fruits of strawberries, Vilmart favours high dosage but doesn't stick out in any way. A little simple but who cares if it is so delicious?
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This was completely and 100% in the sweet spot of this wine and when it's in that sweet spot and it's one of my most favorites roses (esp young). Drinking very fresh, bright red fruits, easy and accessible but also interesting. Drank well on it's own and yet shifted easily into pairing with food. I had a burrata and pea combo that isn't the easiest with wine and this was great and added a touch of sweet and sour to the dish. Overall really nice and sad to see that we don't have any more onsite at the moment.
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Delightfully gingery with cherry fruit, chalk and nice acidity. To benchmark against a couple of wines I know well: somewhat less oxidative than a Krug rose; but more body and slightly riper fruit than a Roederer rose. Very good QPR.
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This wine owns me. I remain smitten. Love its concentration, purity, balance and bright flavors. Hits me right where I want to be. CT says I only have 6 more. I better reorder soon :).
A New Beginning (Craig & Nita's Place): Light-medium salmon color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. Drank this after the '05 Charles Heidsieck Rose and there was a contrast. I love both of these Champagnes. The Vilmart is no wallflower, but this struck me for the purity of the pretty red berry fruits and floral overtones, fresh and very bright. By contrast the Heidsieck drinks like a vintage Rose with tons of depth and complexity. Hard to go wrong. 92+ to 93pts.
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December 2016 disgorgement. This was more subtle than the Dethune from earlier in the evening. Delicious with poke and a Maui interpretation of bouillabaisse. Red berries, blood orange, with that subtle savory brown spice I sometimes find in this wine.
Eh, it tastes like champagne with some slight red berry accents, and some yeasty flavors on the finish. Nothing exciting. It tasted better on its own than with my meal, which was sushi rolls that had a lot of flavor. The meal may have overwhelmed the wine.
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Not bad, but I think slightly corked. Muted on the nose and back end. Nice texture, nice potential, not the wine others have described here. Update: TCA more overt with more warmth and time, definitely flawed bottle.
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Brilliant crimson golden color with delicate bead. Nose bing cherry, a honey floral note, slight brioche. Palate nice breadth of cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with good balance, strong minerality and some tart acidity still.
Shows some of the richness of the Vilmart style with a lovely red fruited rosé splash. Very drinkable and approachable now
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Bright pink rose color. Very fresh and lively, with bright and sweet strawberry fruit, crunch candy, touches of lollipop. Not sweet by any means but quite juicy and fresh.
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salmon colored. Seemed like based upon my purchase date of 2014 and the 8-13 on the cork that this was a 2012 base. Red fruit with strawberry dominant on the nose. Very lively red fruit, nicely balanced between acidity and sweetness. Didnt tast much yeast/autolytic notes. Was starting to get some light earthy notes which was really nice. Light bitter notes on finish, but overall quite a nice wine. Held up quite well to variant beef wellington that we make.
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Virtual Grand Cru Study Session (Home): Medium salmon color. Poured into vessels for transport at 1:45pm and drank 2 glasses over an hour. I just happened to have had this 2 weeks before and I found this bottle to spot with the last one. I'm always impressed by the purity of the pretty red fruits and lovely yeastiness and pasrty notes on the nose. The palate offers a cornucopia of red berries, so vibrant and fresh; power without being over the top, nicely yeasty, savory mid palate, blood orange and really great chalky notes. Top notch.
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Light strawberry color. Split bottle over 3 hours plus. 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay, Disgorged 11/17. Rose blossoms, strawberry, blood orange, floral, strawberry pastry, yeast, chal. The palate translates beautifully, very balanced, red berries, cool cherry, red apple, strawberry chiffon, elegant, chalk, yeast, lively and persistent. Wonderful and a great pairing with our salmon and wild rice with mushrooms tonight.
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Disgorged Sept. 2018. Very dark pink. A really lovely rose champagne with luscious fruit and nice acid. I really like this wine, but unfortunately the price is really starting to creep. (Paid $55)
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My all round favorite rose' champagne. Intense, deep, zingy and rewarding. A head turner and impossible to ignore. Paid $55 and while I miss a previously long running $50 price point who's looking backwards when this drinks closer to $170 tete level rose'.
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Fresh, tasty, bright and just so easy to drink. Bottle disappeared all too quickly with charcuterie, cheese, mussels in white wine sauce and toast. Festive and fun, this has cemented itself as my favorite rosé.
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Dark red color. Nos. More restrained than prior bottles. Mostly strawberry but also other red berries. Some “tutti frutti”, candy, winegum. Easy drinking taste. Red fruit. Some what sweet compare to other brut champagnes.
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2017 disgorgement. My observations roughly align with Frank Murrays as to balance and flavors, but I don't share the enthusiasm expressed by many others for this wine. It was okay, but a bit rough, with a coarse mousse, modest fruit flavor, coarse acidity. Not bad, but not especially good, IMHO. For me, Lallier rose over this by a large margin. I'll try drinking the remainders still tomorrow, as described by Frank in his last note.
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Disgorged 6/19. Great bubbles, salmon coloring. Strawberry, cherry and some mineral notes on the nose. Full bodied with nice acid framing pretty red fruits and mineral notes. Still very young and fresh. Solid 92 points.
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Love this wine. Always so fresh and red fruits and dry but not overly so and very easy to drink. The bottle went quickly as it often does. One of my favorite roses and probably my most favorite when price factored in.
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These are so consistently good, and better with a few years or more of bottle age (this was young still; November 2017 disgorgement). Crisp and creamy red fruit and citrus, fine bead, this has both verve and density.
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This is a really consistent bottle of bubbles. Salmon & copper at the core leading to a fading peach. Scents of dried orange peel, floral notes, with lingering note of hot-buttered biscuits. On the palate flavors of melon, strawberry, & and clementine. Bravo! An easy wine to buy year-in-year out as long as it's under $60
October 2019 disgorgement. Light copper, hints of pink. Overwhelming delicate bubbles. Restrained, some strawberry, a bit of blood orange, whiff of oak on finish.
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Quite dark red. Strawberry, raspberry, red apple, marcipan caramel slight brioche. Some wheat bread crust. Taste is Full body, darker fruits, some spice, pepper.
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Not quite as fruit-oriented as our last bottle (but different disgorgment, too), it had an excellent balance of bright acidity with strawberryish fruit. An excellent NV rosé.
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Disgorged December 2016. Essence of blood orange with lovely weight and persistence and a refreshingly tart finish. This bottling keeps getting better with age.
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Delicious as always, brought this bottle with us as we were shopping for a vacation beach home. Just a brilliant bottle of rosé, one of my faves. Strawberry, tangerine, chalk and white pepper. DG 12/2016. Drink now through 2025+.
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Had a chance to taste this yesterday and it reaffirmed that I’m just not a fan of this bottling.
Disgorged 2017. Tons of candied fruit on the attack with cloying sweetness. Good acidity, but beyond that, not much to note here. Lacking depth and nuance, it’s actually a little boring. Definitely drinks like a $50 and under to me. I get the romanticism of growers, but this doesn’t do it for me.
Drank a still Rosé, the 2018 Salt Vine Rosé ($40), before this and that was far better received.
One of my favorite rose champagnes. It's always bright and fresh and strawberries and yet there is a bit of heft here. Paired with Korean BBQ and I was hoping it had enough to stand up to the bigger meats and indeed it did and was nice as a counterpoint with the bubbles. Really enjoyable.
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Bright, fresh, full of red fruit and just completely invigorating on the palate. Perfect match with grilled, local pork tenderloin and citrus, herb quinoa. Lots of depth, so cellar time is going to be all to the good. Typically delicious Champagne from Vilmart. It’s just about as sure a thing as one can find in wine.
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This arrived a couple weeks ago and drinking fantastic! This is my all round favorite Champagne rose, bar none. Wish I could still buy it for $50 but easily preforms at $100+. Color tonight is a beautiful bright red hewed pink. Refreshingly alive berry and biscuit aromas. The refined, elegant palate reverberates with a complex array of; red fruits, mineral, spice, chalk and other flavor harmonics. This is so dam pretty. This would give another $160 rose' I has in January a serious run for its money. Stunning tonight with sushi. 94+
Purchased at the winery for the silly price of 25 euros. Disgorged in 2013. Pours a deep pink-red hue, darker than most roses and similar to many Tavels or Italian rosados. Rich red-fruited nose, showing strawberries and Fuji apple. Lovely fine mouse, full-bodied, finishing slightly sweeter than is my preference, but with a nice dose of acidity. Flavors of sour cherry, wild strawberry, fresh thyme and chalky minerals. QPR of my lifetime, at least at cellar door prices.
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I've now tasted across the baseline of Vilmart's lineup and I have been impressed by everything so far. The Cuvee Rubis NV is complex and vinous even at this level, seducing with multiple aromas at once. At lower temperatures, the fruit takes centerstage - strawberry, cranberry, lemon - but as the wine warms up, the autolysis becomes more prominent, revealing notes of honey, biscuit, vanilla, toffee, and gingerbread, accentuated by spices like nutmeg and cloves. This is great winemaking. Expansive and creamy in the palate, while retaining elegance and never going overboard, Laurent Champs' touch is everpresent and oh so delicious.
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One of my favourite Rosé Champagnes. Deep salmon red with rich red fruits on the nose. Very refreshing summer fruits on the palate and a nice round finish. Lovely with a vegetable curry.
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(Disgorgement from Nov.2016). Fine tight bead of small bubbles, lively, fresh nose of orange and strawberry that show more ripeness as it warms up in the glass. Creamy midpalate complexity works well in counterpoint with lively acidity. Well-layered for this level as the fruit is very much intact along with subtle floral, mineral and yeasty complexity. Very impressive. 92+
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[Disgorged 11/16, 90%PN, 10% Chard) First of 3 bottles of this: medium copper color with very fine bead; very light, ethereal fresh peach and strawberry on the nose, petrichor; tasting partner brought Zalto champagne glasses to try and compare to the Schott Zwiesel Riesling glasses I normally enjoy using for Champagne. Palate of this was equally light and ethereal from both glasses. The only difference I found between the types of glass? The nose on the Zalto was muted, with the Schott’s it was more perceptible and delineated. Great quality rose’ Champagne for its level. Initially learned about them and astounded by quality of their wines when visiting them in Champagne about 10 years ago.
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Always a favorite. This was a great followup to the 2010 Vilmart Grand Cellier Rubis. The latter was on another level, but the NV is still magnificent. Crisp red fruit, strawberries, and sweet/bitter brown spices, great lift and freshness. One of my favorite NV Rosés.
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Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): My husband's brother and his wife came for dinner to celebrate his birthday, so we dined al fresco on the patio and started the celebration with some bubbles. The Vilmart is probably my favorite NV rosé, so I always reload when these are offered. Lean and juicy with red fruit and a nice cut from the acidity. Perfect way to start the evening.
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Medium copper river salmon color. Drank two glasses over an hour. Bright sea breezes on the nose with strawberry and wet stones. The palate is full bodied, red fruits, chalk, mulled spcies, and strawberry chiffon. This has a beautifully airy and yet creamy texture with a very strong bead of ultra fine bubbles. This straddles the line of elegance and power quite nicely. 92+ to 93pts.
A personal favorite rose Champagne, opened this bottle in celebration of our 24th wedding anniv. This bottle is DG 12/2016, with 10% Chard and 90% PN. Lovely, strawberry, tart raspberry, lemon zest, some yeast and certainly chalky minerality. This wine is beautiful, never disappoints. Long and bright finish, will drink nicely for a decade or so. But I love it now.
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Disgorged November 2016. Lovely blood orange fruit with bright acidity and nice richness, excellent with food or alone, though it benefits from some air and warming up a little above refrigerator temperature.
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One of my favs and I never buy enough! Striking deep red pink color. Creamy moose upon pouring. Stunning tiny bubbles surge in the glass. Light yeast, berries and mineral on the nose. The palate always has that racy, bright, energy but at the same time classy elegance and balance. Abundant crisp strawberry, pomegranate, spice, mineral and more yeast. You can find outstanding French rose' champagne but its almost impossible not to pay $70 plus for ones this good. I had the good fortune of securing mine for much less. Dang, should have bought at least six! Disgorged Dec 2017. Purchased last May. 12.5% alc.
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Fresh strawberry shortcake taste. Mild, finely beaded and light bodied. Delicate and a go-to summer champagne at the price. Short finish. Delightful and uncomplicated. Score: 90. Relative to expectations: 0
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Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Popped this for the Saturday night On-Line/Off-line Zoom. Consistent with my prior notes - always delicious and one of my favorite Rosés - so glad Envoyer offers these at attractive pricing on a pretty regular basis. After this still have 2 more left at home to see us through quarantine.
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Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Corona virus anxiety is ramped up to the max and I need some bubbles this Thursday night. Happy that we have 4 bottle of this is the wine fridge. Always one of my favorite rosé champagnes and a great value at $49.99 from Envoyer. Very racy with strawberry notes, citrus and minerals. Has nice lift and energy which really hits the spot.
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Wow! Everything I've come to expect from Vilmart... and more. Beautiful strawberry fruit, a tightly structured package with beautiful definition. Very much more-ish.
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One of my favorite rose champagnes bar none this was a bit of a different bottle of it. Much more of the sour almost unripe fruit and that fruit was very predominant. Normally I get more of a strawberry style, but this was maybe more like an unripe dragonfruit. Good tartness. Very drinkable and also the kindof wine that pairs very well across food (we had with burgers). Drinking nicely.
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Acker 200; 2/7/2020-2/8/2020 (The Pool & Cipriani): Our bottle which we only got a quick sip of since we weren't at the auction long and the wine was flowing. Wouldn't say it was the same level as others, but it was bubbles which can be a nice break later in the evening. I always enjoy these too. Overshadowed by the '05 DP Rose, this is still good for the price point with light red fruits. The major difference was bubbles slightly coarser in comparison and it was just a bit less vibrant in the glass.
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Disgorged 9/13 and last bottle of two dozens. I think I prefered this 2-3 years back by a bit. Still nice today but probably the strawberry freshness here is what turns me on and this simply isn't a very long ager.
This is my second bottle from the November 2017 disgorgement. And for context, we opened this last night, and it sat out on the kitchen counter and was allowed to go still. I'm tasting from the bottle leftovers, unchilled (room temp 68f). 90% PN, 10% Chard. Just a little prickle of CO2 remains, just for the tip of the tongue. I'd say this tastes better today than it did last night, when I thought the wine was a bit zesty, rough in balance. Distinctly PN in flavor with kiwi, strawberry, lime skin, along with a peppery/cinnamon kind of spice that is woven through the finish. The acidity on this is better defined than it was last night, brighter and more integrated with the fruit flavors. In total, this carries a nice zing of fruit and acidity, drinking nicely.
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Pale in color with aromas of lemon peel, mineral, almond, and slight brioche. Punchy with apple cider and lemon upfront followed by pear on the palate. Vitalizing and fresh excellent grower champagne that’s 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir. Disgorged Nov 2017.
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Fantastic rose champagne. Medium to dark pink in color. Nose of strawberries and cream with some hints of floral aromas. Similar flavors on the palate with a bit of orange peel/citrus mixed in. Great texture with a fine mousse and smooth mouthfeel and finish. Just delicious and disappears quickly. Not exactly cheap for NV but really well made.
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Continues to be one of my most favorite rose champagnes. Had alongside a DP Rose from 02 and I'm not sure that I didn't prefer this one a bit more. This bottle was a bit more intense than some. Darker red fruits. A bit more heft to it. But still quite a nice and enjoyable wine.
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2019 Suntacular--Champagne Tasting to raise money for Laura's House: Getting close to a case of TNs for this wine. Disgorged 11/2017, with 90% PN / 10% Chard. Lime, strawberry with some moderate tension in the structure. Finishes with a good cut of citrus pith and chalky mineral.
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Suntacular (Frank Murray's Casa): Reserved nose. Lean and bitter in the way IPA's are. Soily. I likes me some Vilmart but the Rubis bottling has rarely done much for me. This is no exception.
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Smokin Meat and Serious Syrah 2.0 (Westport, CT): Interesting as I had a very different experience from the person before me. These are always some of my favorite pink bubbles. Drank this with a large group of friends and this was the first bottle that was finished even though it was one of the later champagne/whites that was opened. It's fresh and easy and bits of red fruit and unlike some of the other champagnes that seemed to need food to be as compelling this is a wine that stands quite comfortably on its own.
Disgorged in 2017. The most disappointing bottle I’ve had. Thin, unyielding, and missing so much character and distinction on both the nose and palate. Disappointed, but not surprised.
With some air, it improved, but not enough. With Vilmart Rubis bottles always being just barely above average, I think this’ll be my last purchase from this producer. Onto better things.
Deep hazy pink in color. Lovely aromas of toast, red berries, nut oils and a flowery top note. Good depth to the tart-sweet berries, citrus, good acidity and a broad mineral tinged finish.
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Darker red-rose color; juicy red berry fruits with slight pie crust-yeast aspect; clean, fairly intense with tangy med long finish. Preferred this compared to the Pierre Peters Rose Albane, which was also quite good but more subtle. EWG Entre Nous.
Disgorged No. 2017 10 mo. in barrel
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Front is stamped L11 07 which I assume means it comes from a 2007 disgorgement, which makes sense because it was in the cellar so long. One taster thought it smelled like a badly washed glass, I thought it fine but it certainly didn't wow. But maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention.
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DG 09/2013, brought to Verona and consumed after walking in 95 degree heat all day. Gorgeous rosé, one of my go-to wines. Strawberry, cherry, blood orange. A hint of white pepper and creme bruleé.
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Beautiful orange/salmon color. Red fruit aromatics of fall apple, cranberry with some spicy lift. There's also a faint but pleasant note of lavender or bath soap in the background (just the scent, no soap in this glass). Good acidity and a very nice rose in this price range.
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Bold, fruity and charming. Lots of red berries & cream (close to the Swedish candy of half/half marshmallow/strawberry jelly) with some tart notes to finish off. Not really a complex wine complex but "fun". Bottle bought in 2016
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Very “red” fruit expression, cherry soda, strawberry, raspberry, cinnamon, pepper, cooper and lime stone mineral. Excellent concentration, generous red fruit, generous medium fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish. Not a refine Rose but delicious. Drinking beautifully.
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Disgorged Dec-2016 - consumed over two evenings - bubbles held up well. As always one of my favorite rosés. On the nose - mild hints of wild strawberry. Tastes of strawberry, lemon zest, a touch of watermelon and minerals and salinity on the finish. This is bright and delicious.
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Lovely charming wine, not too intense, elegant & soft body with light red fruits, a little fall spice and powder sugar aromas, plus a touch of sweetness on the finish. Nice pairing for goat cheese & carmelized onion tart.
We pulled it out for a friend's birthday. These are always some of my favorite pink bubbles. They are exactly what I'm looking for when I drink pink bubbles - bit more fruit and lightness and freshness to them. Very easy to drink. Bottle went fast.
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Didn't catch the disgorgement, unfortunately. But this was a surprisingly boring and charmless bottle. It was much better spiked with some '93 Bruno Michel Coteaux Champenois rouge.
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This bottle has the December 2016 disgorge date. We drank this from paper cups, crushing it within 30 mins. Strawberry, red apple, lime and some chalky structure in the finish. Always delivers for me, regardless of setting or context.
Disgorged 2015; lovely pale salmon color; excellent concentration, mineral, tangy with pure sour cherry, slight earthiness, pretty complex and long, but didn't take notes. Really liked this for it's mineral and serious character--excellent with the seasoned Brussels sprouts--probably better than the Jacquesson 740 in that pairing. EWG at Little Beast
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DG 09/2013. Delicious rosé, this wine has great tension, tart citrusy fruit like tangerine and lemon, alongside rhubarb and peppery spice. Drink now through 2022+.
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Continues to be a favorite especially for the price point. This is always a bit light and easy and slightly fruity and a hint of herbal and just comes together very well.
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Disgorged Dec-2016. Always a favorite rose champagne - but coming on the heels of the '99 Delamotte Collection - this was a rougher transition. In hindsight this should have been served first as it is a leaner more mineral driven wine with lovely red fruits, but after the richer aged champagne it seemed super lean and tight. After palate adjustment - as enjoyable as always.
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Disgorged 11/2017. Fascinating wine. There's a richness in the aroma that suggests strong oak/wood profile, but the palate is smooth and not terribly oaky. Light notes of pomegranate and cassis blend with a lightly funky secondary herbal note that is delightful. Delicious.
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Hyper fresh and hyper drinkable. This shows frozen citrus and subtle red fruits with a dusting of minerals. Great food wine and a crowd please for wine geeks and normal folks alike.
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90% pinot noir, 10% chardonnay. disgorged 10/2014. 12.5% abv. Ruby lightly coppery color with good persistent bead. Nose tart strawberries, faint hint of brioche, starts with some gassy reductiveness that fades with time. On palate, tart acidity, red berries, some good richness. A bit foursquare but good balance and very drinkable with rich food. 91 pts
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Nice wine. Salmon roe color. Strawberry fruit and yeast. Lots of effervescence, precise finish. Lots of acidity on the finish. Drier than expected for rose – a theme this weekend! (90)
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It was a nice bottle with the slightly rich body and trademark salinity that I associate with Vilmart Roses. However, like most Vilmart bottlings I've had, it's just missing an extra gear that makes the wine go from very good to great. It's a step above some champagnes in its price range (like Heidsieck or Roederer), but at this point in time, I'd rather shell out a bit extra for Billecart-Salmon.
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Another bottle from a cache I bought years ago, and this might be the best showing. Right after uncorking, this shows a lively palate with lots of energy and a lovely raspberry crème palate. Fine bead. Precise, focused red fruited palate with raspberry crème. October 2014 disgorgement.
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Another bottle from the 10/2015 disgorgement. Salmon color with a distinct tangy quality of strawberry, green apple, melon and lime. Lots of energy and a zesty, coiled finish.
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Excellent wine, solid bubbles, beautiful rose color, dry with good complexity and nicely structured, some what unique Champagne, good fruit but not a candy flavored rose, drank with magret of duck which was a great pairing, will drink again.
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Disgorged Oct-2014 (10% Chard/90% Pinot Noir). Was thrilled to find this in the wine section of a small grocery store in Cannon Beach, OR - and what a lovely way to kick off our vacation. Always one of my favorite Roses - this delivered and with a few years of bottle age even has an additional layer of complexity. The fruit comes through with that lovely minerality that hangs on through the finish. Is there anything better than drinking pink bubbles outside sitting around a campfire?
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Degosjert i 2014. Noen år på baken har gjort denne godt. Flott på duft med blodappelsin som fremtredende. Mikroskopiske bobler gir strålende mousse. Pen modning på frukten og fin friskhet. Ikke stor konsentrasjon, men er balansert. Blodappelsinen dukker opp på smak også og gir den en kledelig svakt bitter knekk i finish. Spennende vin synes jeg. Brukbar lengde med lekker mineralitet. Leskende og deilig i varmen!
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Very pretty coral pink. Medium intense mousse. Rich berry fruit with hints of toasty oak and raspberry cream. Rich berry flavours and lots of acid to close up shop.
This shows some nice yeasty development but is mostly about the berry fruit.
Degorged in 2009.
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Generously opened by Frank, our gracious host for the evening. Disgorged in 2015, this was a refined, energetic, and lovely Champagne Rose that was perfect for reinvigorating the palate after tasting so many wines. With plenty of acidity, balance, and classic red berry and spice notes, it drank beautifully.
I'm curious to see how this ages, especially since this is my new house champagne now that the Billecart Rose has priced me out.
Disgorged 2009. Had to shut my eyes and sip again to see if, blind, I would guess it was pink. I think so, there's just this bit of extract in the toastiness. Drinks beautifully.
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Disgorged 10/2015, has the new white facing label. Opened last night, kept stoppered until this morning. Light salmon colored. Strawberry, raspberry, tangy, some yeastiness and a savory quality with a citrusy finish. As usual, this is lovely bubbles.
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It's Too Damn Hot to Drink Reds (Again) (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Lighter medium salmon color. Drank a glass plus over 45 minutes. Well, this was the class over the Champagne today. Such an elegant and polished rose, this drinks exactly like I'd make it myself. Featherweight but with so much depth and energy, this has great acid and lift, pretty red fruits, yeast, chamomile, red berries, beeswax; delightfully tart and crisp with some tart green melon on the back end. So, so good.
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90% pinot noir. Very beautiful pink to the colour. Lots of fine small bubbles. Light berries scent to the nose. Crisp berries with sugary flavour to the mouth. Would think this is overly light to my taste. Definitely does not have the pear taste and smoky scent compared to some "full-bodies" champagne. Nonetheless, this rosé has one of the best pink colour I've ever seen.
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I had this bottling a number of times and have one in the cellar. It's definitely one of my favorite Rosé. Light salmon color. The fruit is lean, candied strawberry and cherry. The raw dough note shows at the finish which is unique.
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Light rose color. Intense aromas of red berries, floral. More intensity as opposed to LR'12 from the same flight. Fuller body and focus. Bitterness of pink grapefruit Fresh and ample. Lacks finesse of LR.
Blend of 1er Cru own vineyards: 90% of PN of which 10% is red wine. 10% Chardonnay. Aged 10 months in large oak casks. No MLF. Dosage 9g/l."
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Missed to note the deg-date but this was quite different from my last bottle (deg 2014) but it had to be from the same batch or one bought one year later. Didn't really get the green strawberry/cream approach from the last bottle but instead smacking of red grapefruit. A lot more acidic and gave the impression of lower dosage/complexity. Still a quality bottle, though my personal preference leans towards the first bottle.
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Disgorged 12/2016. 90% PN, 10 Chard. Dosage not listed but I believe this sees about 8-10 g/l. Salmon colored, fresh acidity, strawberry, lightly creamy with medium weight. We drank this alongside the 12 Paul Bara SC Rose and I just sense a better delineation from the Vilmart against the Bara.
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Nose: The nose is rich, yet demure filled with red cherries, strawberries, white florals, red florals, custard, fresh picked berries, mineral tones, and some pears.
Taste: Full bodied with high acidity. The acidity is well integrated and refreshing. There is some refinement to the feel with excellent balanced backed up by tones of red cherries, strawberries, white and red florals, white chocolate, mineral tones, and an explosion of incense/potpourri on the back end that is delightful.
Overall: This is from a 9/13 disgorgement and it is sailing along. This is a beautiful bottle that is well in harmony right now.
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Finished the last of 6 bottles purchased last year, and each has been consistent. Balanced, tasty, and more complex than most Rose Champagne at this price point.
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It's like bubbly strawberries in a glass. In a good way. Not overly sweet or anything, but the fruit jumps out. Very fresh and compelling. I really enjoy these. One of my favorite Roses (esp for the price).
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The texture here is incredible- so silky it almost feels like a still wine. This is much more reserved and refined than the typical Ambonnay rose. A little shy on the nose and palate, but still lots of juicy red fruit. The whole package is outstanding, and I’m very curious to follow the remaining bottles.
Dg Nov 16 13/14 vintages Bottle 1/6
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Monthly Tasting Group: Barolo & Barbaresco (Nolo's Kitchen, Mpls): Medium salmon color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Note to self, always get more of these. Wonderful across the board, a beautiful nose, bright with floral notes of roses and and strawberry, chiffon, cherry cream, delicate, fine mousse. The palate has a wonderful creamy texture, strawberry, strawberry chiffon, very elegant and lifted, balanced, fresh and lively. Delightfully dreamy. 93+pts.
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Chinese food and old Bordeaux? Sure! (Q by Peter Chang): This is mostly Pinot Noir, 90%, and comes across as a more vinous Champagne, more like a red wine than a bubbly, but the bubbles were there indeed, providing pleasing texture to the lip smacking, rich, raspberry and strawberry galore flavors. A fun way to kick off a fun day! Thanks Kevin Shin for this bottle.
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Bordeaux and Peking Duck (Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland): Once again, simply delicious. Expressive nose displaying bright sweet red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, cherry soda, pepper, limestone and cooper. Beautiful balance, ample amount of bright and sweet red fruit, generous fine mousse, good acidity, excellent mineral presence and a long clean bright red fruit driven finish. Really tasty.
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I echo the praises of this absolutely delicious champagne rosé. Perhaps it’s not worth 95 points, like some of these generous tasters may think, but it’s certainly fantastic by any objective standard. Easily better than some of the big name producers I’ve had with its delicate, saline, and fruit-forward qualities. Would love to have this again!
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Beautiful Rose Champagne. Color is Beautiful. Nice Red Fruit. Strong on the Strawberry, but still has those beautiful autolytic components coming through. Just so VIBRANT and Balanced. I love the grower/producer as well.
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As Brig says, this comes across as a rather complete package - for my palate - with an ideal concentration and fruit/mineral profile. Fresh, but not aggressive. Very nice, but better when there is more than one bottle on hand. A pleasure. recommended
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Drank with Bob P and Dave Mc at Cafe Marbella. Still entirely youthful. Strawberry cream aromas. Drank as dessert. Full, yet crisp, still needs more time. Could have given this 4-5 hours more air. 2012 disgorgement and I’d have to extend the drinking window, 2015-2037.
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This had 3 or more years on the cork and like all Vilmart's Champagne only gets better!!! Also got better with air. Just amazing juice!! Gorgeous with trout pate !!
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Book Club (FMIII in the OC): This has it all for me. The best of what champagne rose can do at a great price. Crisp, clean, dry, and light red berries. Yummy stuff.
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Yet another bottle of this, actually 2 750s that we polished off with a coconut cake dessert. Like all the past bottles, these showed very zesty, with saline, strawberry and lime. Excellent.
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Creamy mousse. Soft edged. NV been bottled for 3+ years. Generous Pinot fruit shining though. Strawberry creme, golden apple, and a deep king salmon color. Gentle attack leads into a big wash of fruit on the palate. As the wine warms up, the oak shines though a little bit. Nothing offensive, but it lets you know this is a luxury cuvee. Almost the texture of a Rose de Riceys. Wish I had a bucket of raspberries with this win.
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Another October 2014 disg'd bottle. This one drank with a terrific imprint of raspberry, as well as strawberry, with a refreshing minerality in the finish. Really a super bottle of bubbly yet again.
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This has the trademark Vilmar fine mousse and dosage balance, but real sweetness from the fruit from a rose. 90% PN, 10% chardonnay but it doesn't feel too fresh - although the acid is certainly there. Delicious and full of ripe red fruit - drink now for the drinkability or wait 3yrs for more integration and complexity. One of the best value rose champagnes I can think of (together with Pierre Peters), and will be stellar with a bit of age. I love this, but prefer the vintage Rubis - which I buy instead of the Cellier d'Or. 92/93pts
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The dinner with Jeannie Cho Lee (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): I drank a bottle at home only a few days ago. My last minute addition as the simple deliciousness seemed ideal for a nice summer night. Very similar to the last bottle but the fruit expression is slightly less red. Expressive nose displaying raspberry, cherry soda, strawberry rhubarb tart, brioche, white pepper and mineral. Fine mousse giving very airy impression, strong mineral presence and a medium to long clean finish. Neither the most complex nor polished but rather simply delicious!
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Pure delicious red fruit, cherry soda, strawberry, a hint of yeast, white pepper and limestone. Very fine mousse, bright sweet red fruit, strong mineral presence and a clean finish. The palate starts with sweet red fruit but the finish is quite dry. This is a straightforward but delicious champagne with generous pure sweet red fruit.
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Pretty in Pink (Craig & Nita's Place): Light salmon color. Have I mentioned how much I love this wine. This is an elegant wine, very pretty red fruits, plenty of yeast and mid palate minerality to go with some dried roses on top of a crisp presentation. Delicious. We lost some chill on a hot evening or it would have been even better.
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A week in Paris - with a side trip to Reims; 6/8/2017-6/14/2017: Tasting visit to Vilmart & Cie. What a great value this wine is for less than $30 purchased at the Domaine. Beautiful pink color, bright acidity which wakes up the palate with some luscious red fruits underlying, with a nice minerality. Really enjoyable and fun to drink!
Brought it out to toast to two friends' engagement. It is always just a super fun wine. Who doesn't like pink bubbles? Light strawberry notes and maybe some floral as well. Will continue to seek these out. One of my favorite roses from a QPR perspective.
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Disgorged Oct 2014. Man this is such great bubbly. My 3rd bottle now and this stuff continues to show so well. Bitter cherry, strawberry, green apple, pink grapefruit that finishes with great acidity and some chalk. So good, and such a screaming deal from Envoyer. Continues to be the best Rose bubbly I have tasted in many months.
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90% Pinot, 10% Chardonnay. Disgorged 10-15. Good wine but not a blockbuster. I thought this lacked complexity, i.e. a bit light in the shorts. Nicely compartmentalized and balanced, good acid, even tasty. Yet...I'd like to know from what years this is blended. $50 from Envoyer.
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This bottle delivered, just as the one did a year ago when I had bought a couple without any intention other than to try them. That initial bottle back then was one of the best finds I made in 2016. I was then able to source another handful of these and the bottle tonight delivered again. Great lean feel, with a mixture of acidity and tension in the core of the wine, and as the bubbles faded away and it became fairly still, it drank with a lot of class. Super.
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Just a gorgeous bubbly. Fine powerful bubbles, acid in balance. Clean strawberry and floral taste profile with a creamy midpalate. Finesse here. Not a Grand Cru but damn, not far off either. Definitely on the lookout for more of this.
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Nose that combines elements of a floral and mineral nature. Very fine bubbles in glass which leads into an acidic strawberry taste. The palate lingers very pleasantly for some time. Not a powerful wine, but feminine and excellent structure. Quite enjoyable. I have several bottles left and believe this will hold up favorably for several years
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This continues to be an excellent way to start a meal. Very festive pink bubbles that have lovely soft bubbles and hints of red fruit. Went very well with a lemon shrimp start we had. Very much enjoyed.
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I'm with Matage and the experience he put in his TN prior to mine--this was a surprise. Not had this bottling before, and as much as I dig the Dethune and Saves Roses, this was on par or better. It took time to flesh out, as the first glass was a little rugged but when I got to the second glass about 1/2 hr in, wowza. This is mostly PN and it tastes like, showing beautiful red fruit tones and even a lick of green apple. Refreshing, creamy, lithe. I bought two of these and it's one of those bottles that I wish I would have known what was under the cork as I would have bought 6-8 of them. Beautiful stuff.
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A really pleasant surprise. Bottle degorged Oct 2014 and poured a vivid mousse. Green strawberries, raspberry with cream & vanilla on the nose. Creamy taste of red berries, mineral, citrus (limezest?) and some spice with light honey floral notes lingering.. Evolved significantly to day two so I'm in no hurry to open the next (if I can help myself...) One of the best bottles of Rose I've had to date!
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Disgorged 9/13. Brought a bottle of this to Hunan restaurant in London to celebrate my wife's birthday - the extra two years in bottle since I bought this at Vilmart have taken the edge of the fruitiness and it has developed more nuances and grace. I like both stages for this wine as it is really sexy in its youthful exhuberant stage also - but the extra maturity suited us very well to accompany to lovely food. It went remarkably well with the variety of dishes and paired well the spiciness of some courses. I generally love champagne with food, and with Asian food in particular I find it to often be the best universal match. A red Burgundy (Gevrey Chambertin 2006) which followed also did a decent job but was in the shadow of this beautiful champagne. Really nice showing.
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My last bottle of NV Vilmart Rubis. It's my birthday, so I grab what I love...this cuvee (and the 09/2012 disgorgement) has been gorgeous over the past few years. Up to it's same level of greatness tonite, showing off tense strawberry and tangerine flavors, interwoven with spice and citrus. Chalk and minerality leave a nice sense of terroir on the long and deeply satisfying finish. Gotta get some more of this delicious wine for future celebrations.
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Gary's Big Wine Thingee (Gary's Place, Hudson, WI): Light salmon color. - very pretty. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. I just loved this wine again. Almost ethereal, poised and elegant. Nice florals, strawberry cream, citrus, tart, mineral, wonderfully clean and fresh. Very consistent with a bottle we had almost a year ago.
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Afternoon on the patio up in Vermont. It's hard not to like pink bubbles and I feel a bit like this breaks my rule that there's really good champagne (Salon, etc.) and then everything else. Perhaps it's that the bubbles are just a bit on the softer more cashmere side and the hints of strawberry and other red fruits are subtle are well done. Enjoyable wine. Bottle went fast.
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'08s for the Elite Eight (The Apt): While not exactly fitting the theme for the night ('08s for the Elite Eight), it's always fun to start with pink bubbles. This is one of my favorites, especially for the price. Hints of strawberry, very soft bubbles. Touch of complexity there. Good start to the evening.
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Opened by Mark. 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay. Bright raspberry salmon color. Floral aromas. Nutty with cranberry , woody and lime notes. Full bodied. Deep minerally finish. 93 points.
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Subtle red fruit, floral, mineral hints. Opened up slowly over a 2 hours, revealing more detailed red fruit and a saline/tonic quality that was interesting. Not very rich, subtlety and finesse describe this wine best.
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Luminous mid salmon, plentiful bead. Deep fruit nose with caramel overtones. Rich, very toasty. Lots of cherry fruit, even some spice. Delicious and a lot more characterful than many NV rosés. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Gauntleys of Nottingham, £54.13]
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HDH Bordeaux Auction; 10/30/2015-10/31/2015 (Chicago, IL): This is on the more elegant and floral end of the spectrum, with pretty red fruits on the nose. The palate is a bit sweet with bright acidity and loads of tart red fruit. Very delicate and great freshness. Absolutely delicious, though this is clearly not quite as concentrated as the vintage Rubis.
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Old Vines Offline III (Mi Casa): Lovely starter with generous fruit on the nose and palate. Fresh and lively while a bit sweet. I preferred it on day 2 as the sweetness was toned down in favor of more acidity.
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REALLY enjoyed this! Had a wonderful softness, everything at peace together…yet refreshingly bright and alive. Cherry, raspberry, blood orange, lemon fruit….pretty cherry blossom florals, dried rose potpourri….tiny tingly bubbles, ginger ale citrus….even picked up some weight, and drank extremely well right down to the last drop! Need more of this!
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Enjoyed this quite a bit, but not nearly as much as my previous experience. A very nice showing full of rich red fruit. Texture was not as fine as I'd expect from Vilmart. I'm just being cranky - still a very good wine.
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Apertif - wine dinner at Press, St. Helena - light pink, fine bubbles, light strawberry aroma, bright and clean with a touch of red fruits - very nice to enjoy while browsing the cellar of amazing back vintage Napa wines at Press
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Sad to be finishing our last of these. Still some of the best pink bubbles from a value perspective that I've had. Light strawberry on the nose and palette. Very tasty.
Wednesday Afternoon Mini on the Deck (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Great deep salmon color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes. I hadn't had this edition (purchased 12/14) and its been some time since since having the cuvee. Well it did not disappoint and it delivers a wow wine. Even better than recent bottles of Billecart-Salmon and Camille Saves, though it would surely be fun to drink them side by side. The nose sings with fresh picked strawberries, cherry chiffon, and bright floral notes that are accented by the suave mineral notes. The palate is light and sophisticated, strawberry rhubarb, strawberry, delicate cherry mousse, with crisp acid and focused minerality and a long finish. This is just so precise and clean; very hard to beat this at two to three times the price.
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This wine always pleases, but then again who doesn't like pink bubbles? It's lightly fruity, dry, pairs well with food but can also be drunk on its own. Sorry that we are down to our last few - may need to seek out some more. Enjoyable.
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This champagne always seems to deliver and at the price point is probably one of my favorites. Nice and light and bubbles are fine enough with a touch of a strawberry undertone. Easy to drink and a nice start to the meal.
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Elegant fine.bubble stream through a fairly deep salmon pink. Pretty powerful nose with lots of red fruit & especially strawberries. Very fine, elegant palate. Lovely balance. Huge elegance, notably so for a rosé.
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Disgorged July, 2012. Another outstanding bottle. The fruits are subtle and in the raspberry, bitter red cherry spectrum. The acidity is very high and that paired well with the sushi I paired this with. The mousse was very good on this bottle as well. When I gave the chef a taste for him to try to pair it he said the flavor he found most was red apple skin and I can sense it too.
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DG 09/2012. So very delicious, enjoyed as a carry in bottle at Daveed's Next. Beautiful red fruit and tense acidity, all in beautiful balance. Drinks well now through 2020 or so.
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Opened upon arrival of dear friends. This is a brilliant sparkling wine, gorgeous mousse, beautifully strawberry and rhubarb flavors, coupled with tense apple. This is a stunning rose Champagne. DG 09/2012.
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This was the 50/50 '10/'11 blend, and it's problematic: lean and green and a little mean, although I found a lot to like as my palate tends that way anyway, and it is certainly vinous and red fruity with interesting minty/leafy notes, but it's aggressive and biting, too. I was the only one of the group who enjoyed it.
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Brought to Boca for Nine's birthday dinner. Did not disappoint. In different years this wine has a different personality. This version (released about a year ago) is more soft and ripe with more sweet cherries. Not as tart as some years. Not as creamy as others. Everyone loved it as an aperitif.
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Bottle disgorged Sept, 2011 I took this to a BYOB sushi place and it was phenomenal. When it's a good bottle it remains one of my top rose Champagnes. This needs food. 92-93 - Like good bottles of the past the nose had notes of cranberry, raspberry and red cherry - On the palate the tart red berry flavors of raspberry, red cherry, cranberry continued. The acidity was excellent and the mousse was very good.
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Raspberry, strawberry, nicely balanced acidity and good focus. Vilmart is on absolute top form right now. This is the second bottle I am sampling after visiting the house last month, after tasting a terrific Grand Cellier NV the cuvée Rubis is wowing me tonight.such fine mousse and intense berry flavours. Vilmart is on top form right now. I have been visiting the house for over 13 years regularly and I find that quality, which has always been exceptional, has increased further. Disgorged 9/13.
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Holy cow! This was the last bottle from a purchase in 2004! I ran across it in the cellar a few weeks ago, and figured it might still be alive. Was it ever! Deep, ripe strawberry fruit was still prominent, but had developed an even deeper richness, with herbal and warm bread tones. It was mouthfilling and persistent, holding up well through our dinner. Amazing Champagne!
Dark salmon color with fine beads and vigorous mousse. Bright aromas of wild strawberries, raspberries, touch of almond oil and minerals. A lush and fruity palate shows good depth to the small and ripe red berry fruits, good tension and acidity on the palate with a long minerally finish. Nothing too pretentious and complex about this, just a rather lovely and food friendly Champagne.
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Nice bottle but expected a little more since it was $80. It was the top Rose recommendation at my local wine store and I bought without research to celebrate. I'm not disappointed but would not buy at $80 price point again - more like $60. Refined, elegant, well balanced and simple. Perhaps would do better with a little aging to add some complexity. Overall enjoyable.
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Karolina's Birthday: Pale pink. Sweet nose of strawberry and a light yeasty note. Very smooth and nicely balanced. Hardly and acidity and a higher dosage that fits the wine just perfect. A nice aperitif Champagne but I can see it also as a companion to desserts and light meats. Drink now
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Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Salmon, saignée like color; peach, light strawberry, cherry, richer, some yeast, rich and persistent, muscular, fresh, mouthfilling, red fruit echoes on the long finish, sweet cherry; delicious- could drink all day long; great with salmon rillettes.
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Very classy and elegant. Precise and beautifully balanced with pamplemousse, gardenia, peony, rind zest. Very layered champagne with great mouthfeel and textures.
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Zachy's Wine Auction - Spring 2014 (Smith & Wollensky (48th & 3rd Ave)): Wow - what a great recommendation from some fellow CTers! This really showed well. We had it alongside a vintage Charles Heidsick and I thought this blew it out of the water. Very fine bubbles, great red fruits - mostly strawberry. After my first Krug last year I tend to compare all champagnes to that and this is not the same level, but given that it's half the price it's a great deal.
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Sat in cellar for 3 years and was best by far with toasted aromas of bread and yeast and a fresh palate cleansing strawberry and the lovely color -originally purchased for my wife,but I am not sure who is enjoying it more!
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Light salmon color. Nose offers up small red fruits, flowers, spice. Fine bead. On palate creamy mousse with cherry, strawberry flavors with lovely mineral acidity. Long finish.
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Denna är inte bra, smakar som man glömt plocka bort grenarna jordgubbar med sur asti. jag hoppas det var nåt fel på denna flaska för det var inte värt några 395 kr. smakar billigt mousserande.
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On the nose, a very uninteresting nose. strawberry, green undertones On the palate, lack balance, high acidity, citrus, metal and mineral medium + finish what a disappointment
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Nose: The nose is well balanced and perfumed with red fruits, citrus, mineral notes, red berries, and some red florals. There is excellent depth and style to the nose as well with a fatter quality to the tones.
Taste: Medium/Full bodied with high acidity. The structure is quite noticeable with red fruits, citrus tones, minerals, red berries, and some strawberries.
Overall: In no shocker, this is a wonderful Rose. It's beautifully balanced with a real sense of style as well.
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Pink/Salmon color. Nose offers up cherries, raspberry, spice, oak. Visually fine bead and on palate explosive mousse. Palate express red fruits in particular tart cherries with mouth filling minerality. Very low dosage. Long finish. VG for NV wine.
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Deep pink. Some yeasty tones and red wine smells. Moderate dosage that you feel on the entry but finishes dry and tannic. Intense dark cherry fruit with a hint of spice, quite full, persistent aftertaste. First time I've tried this cuvee and really enjoyed it. I do not know the disgorgement date, but this particular bottling would surely benefit from more time.
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Disgorged Sept, 2011. This bottle was really showing well. I drank it with sashimi. - Excellent cranberry and raspberry notes danced with the crisp acidity and strong mousse. It reminded me why I like this wine so much. When it's on it works well...
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OMG. This is fantastic. Disgorged 09/2012. Beautiful yet gentle mousse. Gorgeous med salmon color. Nose shows off med intensity strawberry and raspberry fruits, yeast, tangerine. Palate shows a dry wine, med(+) in body, with med alcohol(-). Notes of cherry pit, strawberry, wet soil, and mild yeasty notes lead into a rosé which has med(+) acidity and a med(+) length finish of red fruits, tangerine citrus, and soil. This is a rather vinous Champagne made in a style for those who really appreciate wine...not just looking for some carbonation. Drinking beautifully now, will further improve another 2-3 years and drink well through 2023.
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Nose: The nose is well balanced and fat with red berries, strawberries, citrus, crushed rocks, and red florals. There is excellent depth to this with the nose being wide open.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with high acidity. The acidity on this disgorgement is extremely noticeable with classy tones of strawberries, crushed rocks, red berries, and some citrus notes.
Overall: This is a beautiful rose champagne. While it has a richness to it, there is a regalness a well.
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My first bottle of this lot. Light pink/salmon. Fine effervescence. Nose of yeast, strawberry and citrus. Bright palate of cherry, strawberry, citrus, and minerals. Excellent length. Energetic acidity. This young NV is superb. This bottle lacks some of the depth and creaminess of previous lots of Cuvee Rubis, perhaps reflecting its youth.
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Disgorged Sep 2012. PnP, then consumed over 3 days. Beautiful bright salmon color, fine stream of tiny bubbles. Nose showed developing, med intensity aromas of fresh strawberries, oranges, lemon and some minerals. The palate shows barely perceptible sweetness, with med body and med alcohol (12.5% abv), and echoes aromas from the nose, with strawberry, raspberry, orange zest, and wet rocks. There is med acidity, nice and fresh but not overly acidic for this rounder style, with a med length finish that also repeat set the palate. A very good quality wine, left me wanting for a bit more structure and complexity, but very delicious nonetheless. Drinking well now, for the next 4-5 years.
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Bottle disgorged Sept, 2011. Took to BYOB sushi restaurant. As with other bottles this had excellent acidity and great flavors of raspberry, cranberry and even watermelon (especially as temp was warmer). This bottle again shows why I think this is one of the best rose Champagnes out there.
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Jura, Puligny Montrachet and Champagne; 9/8/2013-9/20/2013: Redcurrant scent; light raspberry and ripe redcurrant entry with some quite sturdy redcurrant-pip-like tannins on the midpalate; the finish has the grip of a light, young, well-made PN from Beaune. 90% PN, 10% Chard, no malo, disgorged September 2012. 89P
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From the same lot/disgorgement that we have been drinking from for about 10 years. This is a NV that keeps getting stronger and stronger with no signs of letting up. Saved some for a 2nd night with a cork in the bottle and while not quite as strong a mousse on day 2 it still had plenty of sparkle and tasted almost identical to day 1. This is one I will hate to see the last bottle of emptied.
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Beautiful red/copper with fine bubbles. Smelled very strongly of strawberries when first opened and then faded to yeast, lemon, and stone notes. Tasted like Luden's cherry cough drops, strawberries, with a long lemon and stone finish. It settled down with air and developed some cinnamon on the finish as well. This one was very good and quite complex but a little too confection for me.
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With S1, S2, and our spice. This bubbly just pops with beautiful feminine fruit and aroma profiles. Such pure and pinpoint sexy texture. It wasn't Gone in 60 Seconds, but it didn't last very much longer. A delight. 92+
Strawberries, citrus fruit... very pure and fruit driven aromas. The palate was very crisp and fruity. Medium bodied and dominated by red fruit. It was served to bouillabaisse... a good match.
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Disgorged Sept, 2011 Took this bottle to BYOB sushi. It took a little time but this bottle opened up very nicely. The temperature was important. As it warmed it lost some focus but when cool enough it was in great balance and had sharp focus.
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Clear golden pink color. Soft strawberry, fresh bread, limestone fill the bouquet. Pure, focused palate with strawberry, acid, limestone, more pure red fruit through to the long finish.
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Exceptional bottle of bubbles. Tart and acidic yet has some roundness that brings about a nice balance. Strawberries, bread, herbs, minerals, and citrus. Nice length and verve. Want more...
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Nose: pretty, with fat and fragrant tones of strawberries, roses, Red fruits, and crushed rocks.
Taste: medium/full bodied with a very stylish feel. Very well balanced with refreshing medium+ acidity and fatter tones of red fruits, roses and loads of crushed rocks+minerals.
Overall: this is a 7/12 disgorgement. There is a richness to this while still having class. A top quality NV Rose.
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There were god elements of red fruit flavors and acidity but the mid-palate and finish were seriously flawed. I could not finish even half the bottle. If this happens to more bottles from this Sept, 2011 disgorgement (L09 11) then I would be inclined to think it's a characteristic of the lot, not just a bad bottle. For all the pleasure this champagne has given me I tend to think it's a bad bottle. I will see if there is a pattern.
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Tasted this a a grab-bag christmas party. The best wine there, this knocked the pants off a Billecart-Salmon rose next to it. Much more flavorful, deeper, more complex, and just plain yummier than the more linear and, frankly, boring big house. I've had both wines previously (being NV they were most certainly different disgorgements and base wines) and enjoyed both. The B-S did so poorly, I'm tempted to assume it was flawed - there was at least 1/2 a bottle left at the end of the party, for one thing. Anyway, moral of the story: Vilmart rocks.
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Color: Pale salmon at the core with a pink rose rim Smell: Fresh baked bread, light red fruits, floral tones, and mineral notes Taste: light red fruits, watermellon, and hints of baguette Overall: Outstanding! Mineral driven, light bodied, med+ acidity, med+ fruit, med+ complexity, and a long finish. Icould drink this nightly....
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Ahhhh, that’s more like it! After the disappointment last week, I decided to pop the other one right away—rich yeasty fruit, vibrant effervescence and a fantastic finish. THIS is what I was expecting...
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I have had this bottle for a while and decided it was time. Looks as though I might have waited a bit too long. One of the darkest rosé Champagnes I have ever had, the nose was a bit musty and muted. On the palate, the effervescence was a bit weak, but there were some nice notes of strawberry and raspberry.
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A night at Saffron (Walla Walla, WA): Darker pink with a slight orange tint. Beautiful aromatics right away. Ripe berries, dried herbs & some light floral notes. Light to medium bodied with a subtle, delicate presentation of almost ripe strawberry accented with light citrus. Refreshing, bright acidity jumps out here and never really lets go. A perfectly clean, dry mouthfeel, the fruit here is a bit in the background, but somehow shows off some good intensity to balance the dryness. My vote for best wine on the table as it paired with pretty much anything we ate, but also was a great palate cleanser as we moved through the tapas-style dinner.
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A good showing again, if not as impressive my last note of two years ago. As this was served as an aperatif during our Thanksgiving dinner, I did not take detailed notes, but it was a nice foil to an array of cheeses and cured meats, as well as oysters on the half-shell. Lovely strawberry fruit and rose petals; quite dry with nice acids and a long finish.
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We looked around and discovered that no one had brought any starter whites, so this and the following two whites were ordered off the list. A nice way to get the evening started. Fruit forward fairly plush with strawberry, rhubarb and cherry fruit dominating. There's some nice minerality on the back end, but make no mistake about it, this is fruit dominated. Acidity is present and balances the wine, but is nowhere near as screechy as some may want it. I even took a small second pour. A-/B+.
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This was excellent. Nice mousse, strawberry rhubarb nose, complex palate is quite dry with great mineral depth and everything in perfect balance. Went very well with the food. Happy new year!
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Diane and I decided to open a bottle prior to all guests arriving. Then in walks Jon with the same bottle…Guess we were on the same wavelength. My bottle was disgorged Jan '10 and his Sept '10. Interestingly they were somewhat different. Both had very nice red fruit aromas. On the palate the 1/10 was more chalky, mineral driven, whereas the 9/10 was more fruity. Both quite good with nice acidity and balance.
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This was the last clear bottle I had, disgorged Jan, 2010. The was the best bottle of Rubis I have had. Everything was in great balance, well integrated and just a wonderful bottle. It was perfect accompanyment for sashimi & maki.
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Wow - just delicious! The first bottle in a while to remind me that I don't mind paying $60 for a bottle of wine if it's this good. Very meaty, solid wine (90% PN), and completely delicious.
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This continues to be an excellent bottle of non-vintage rose for current drinking. In addition to what I have said in my previous notes, I believe that the depth of flavor delivered by this sparkler makes it a perfect rose for the dinner table rather than as an apperatif. The best thing about this rose other than it rich flavors and minerality is the spiciness which takes this up another level.
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Superb complexity as strawberries, raspberries, and fresh-baked croissant mingle on the nose, with a rich-fruited but racy palate. Great, great champagne.
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The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis is a wonderful rose champagne. The depth of flavors this has is well beyond the vast majority of pinot based non-vintage roses on the market. This has flavors of raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, and forrest floor spices. This is one of those rare NV champagnes that actually tasted better on the second day after it had been exposed to more air over an exteneded period of time that it did on the first day. I have not had a bottle of any Vilmart champange that I have not liked in a long time.
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The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis is a very nice rose champagne. It has a wild dark streak of raspberry, cream, and spices that separate it from most other NV rose champagnes on the market. While the dark streak is powerful, it is subtle at the same time, giving this rose wonderful balance and poise. The Rubis also has a wonderful range of spices that include pine needles and earthy flavors (hard to describe, but like fresh dirt). These spices are followed by wonderfully precise citrus flavors, minerality, and creaminess.
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This is a very high quality rose and came in one of the newer dark colored bottles. This had flavors of cherry, pomagranate, rhubard, raspberries, strawberries, minerals, grapefruit, medium acidity, and a whisp of tannins. This is a little bit heavier than a rose from someone like Billecart-Salmon, but is still extremely enjoyable and fresh. The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis certainly has the backbone and depth to stand up to food and for me would be ideal with a fish dish. No need to wait to drink this.
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Disgorged Dec, 2009. Very nice bead and good pale pink color. One of the ast of the clear glass bottles, newer ones have smokey green tint. The tart raspberry, pommegranite & strawberry notes along with great acidity present in the other bottles were present here. This is a wonderful match with non-spicy sashimi & maki.
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This is a nice high quality NV rose with a kalaidescopic flavor profile that includes cherries, raspberries, rhubarb and even blueberries along with very crisp acidity. Another nice feature of this champagne is that it has a nice depth of flavor, but is also very light at the same time. These qualities mean that it will do well as an aperatif or with a main course. This is a strong buy if you can find it for around $50 or so.
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This was my first Vilmart Cuvee Rubis and it certainly will not be my last as this is a very nice rose. The most promiant flavors are rubarb, strawberries, respberries, spices, and a slight tinge of earthy soil. This also has a nice minerality and is very well balanced, poised, and even delicate. The only thing I wish was different is that you keep expecting the flavors to gain additional depth and power, but this remains light and slightly subdued throughout. Overall a very nice effort. I believe this bottle was based on the 2007 vintage.
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Epic Evening (Home): Reticent nose. Some faint whiffs of red fruit. Started tight on the palate but opened up with air and warmth to reveal some strawberry fruit. A solid, understated rose champagne but a little disappointing.
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This lost me. I was hoping for something more expressive. Didn't seem to come around with either air or a warmer temperature. I may have been alone as the GF loved it.
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One of my favorite rose champagne's because it offers so many different taste facets in a beautiful package. It has a dry backbone that becomes the palette for candied cinnamon, strawberries, and other red fruits, with a gob of bread dough thrown in for good measure. It works through every dinner course from beginning to end.
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Delicious!!! Tons and tons and tons of raspberry, sweet, smooth, and with a nice acidic and slightly spicy backbone that showed this was a serious wine. Wonderful champagne!!! One of the best rose champagnes I've ever tried. So enjoyable!! Perfect balance---no cloying sweetness, but also no sharp or harsh acidity. So delicate and floral, and such a great experience.
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Pretty salmon pink/orange. Nose was fairly shy, perhaps too cold? Some blood orange in the nose. Sharp acid cuts through the mouth like a razor. Orange-y citrus. Nice enough, but I still generally don't get pink Champagnes.
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An hour of air really helped this open up. Dry and medium bodied with pretty strawberry & cherry flavours with a hint of toast. Fine textured mousse and great acidity. Was hoping for a little more concentration, but overall no complaints with this NV.
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Disgorged 12/09 Great with sushi. To me the balance is slightly different on this bottle. A little more red fruit apparent early but still excepetional rose champagne. Great flavors of raspberry and tart strawberry. Very good acidity and good bead, one of my favorites with sushi and it continues to be.
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favorite NV rose? probably a tie with Pierre Peters Rose. Vilmart Rose is incredibly fine, layered, complex, amazing. so much going on. balanced from beginning to end. Get a bottle of this!!!
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Shared with friends in celebration. The interplay of raspberries with subtle bread scents was lovely, and the racy acidity in the mouth made this both a refreshing and elegant way to begin our festivities. Excellent!
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Popped and poured from about 48 degrees. Consumed over an hour. Color: Pink, fine mousse, fairly large bubbles. Nose: strawberry, red berries, pomegranate. Palate: acidic, large bubbles, jammy sweetness. It was a fine wine, though I was somewhat disappointed by the palate. I didn't get much or any fruit on the palate. Will see how other bottle goes, but I prefer the Schramsberg Brut Rose, which is also significantly less expensive.
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The bright fruit was a little more tame on this bottle, showing a little bit of age (disg. Jan/2010). It was a little more lees-y than past bottles but still a great bottle. Hard to keep from drinking it...
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Wow! Strawberry, spice, raspberry, floral and minerals combine to create a complex and expressive wine. Medium finish and acidity is perfect to pair well with a variety of food. A little tannic which I don't mind at all. 93+
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Powerful but dry, chalky with tangerine and nectarine flavors. Rich and slightly oxidative seeming, lots of fruit but not creamy or sweet, quite cut. Like a fantastically good Provencal rose, but with bubbles.
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Minneapolis Wine Club - Mix of N/V and Vintage Champagne (Irene's Garden): Salmon color. This was very good, nose showing strawberries, raspberries, chalk, citrus. The palate is quite tart with similar fruit, chalk, spice, and some tannins giving this good structure. The finish is a bit sharp with spice and red fruit.
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Still an outstanding rose champagne. The fruit really stands out in this bottle. The red fruit is a little deeper, almost cherry as opposed to pomagranate as raspberry. A hint of toast is on there as well. Still, it's dry and has very good acidity.
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Dinner Chez Shannon and David: After the more feminine Philipponnat, this Champagne roared over the palate with powerful strawberry and raspberry flavors. Long finish and lots of life ahead in this wine. Very nice, and certainly a good match for the heartier appetizers last night. Could be a good match for roast meat without problems.
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Had just popped my 2nd corked bottle in a row and was about to turn to my scotch as an alternative and the wife brought home distributor bottles to try. 2nd time around with this cuvee and it showed just as well. Nose of strawberry candy, little cream, and floral. Palate of tart strawberry, fall leaves, good minerality, and a little cream. Excellent bottle for the price point and I am starting to really enjoy Vilmart's lineup.
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Best bottle of Rubis I've ever had. Literally smelled like effervescent Grand Cru Red Burgundy. Nothing sweet about the fruit, just tactile and vinous. Delicious and sappy!
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Napa Offline and a whole bunch of wine, mostly Syrah (Napa Valley Wine & Cigar): A very nice way to start the evening. I love Rose Champagne. The nose is strawberries and mostly about the fruit. Nice tight mousse. On the palate, this is tart with good strawberry/cherries on a nice backbone of acidity. This would be a great food wine. Long finish. I could have spent a lot more time with this wine.
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1/10 disgorg, i think. inconsistent bottle compare to previous. a strange, savory, almost onion note on the nose. but the palate, as usual, was beautiful strawberry, cherry with nice acidity and richness.
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A rather dark rose. Fresh, and a great deal of crushed berries - strawberry, cherry and raspberry. Deep and rich, with considerable weight. Very approachable but perhaps still needs a bit more time as it seems rather primary with fruit as the dominant character. This has enough density and flavor that it made a great match with a prime rib with horseradish. Try again in 2 years and see if it gets more complexit but excellent now. I'm tempted to get a couple more bottles.
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pLight salmon/pink colour. Nose offers up cherries, strawberry with smokey spice. Elegant light cherry flavours with nice minerality. Quite dry. Very nice.
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Super bummed that this was my last bottle. Opened as a precursor to the 2006 Clos des Papes, both wines opened to celebrate 9 years of happy wedded life. I became so windswept in my efforts to notate the Chateauneuf that I forewent the same determination with this gorgeous, intoxicating Rose. I just remember this stuff disappearing so fast, and my mind racing towards the next bottle. I will have to buy more of this and give due attention.
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Really lovely stuff, this. After being disappointed by the Grand Reserve, this restored my faith in high esteem that this house is held by wine geekdom. More like a wine with bubbles, this is rich, full-bodied, and extremely complex, moving from strawberry, to cherry, to mineral, and floral notes, with some toast mixed in as well.
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Order out of Chaos (Ardeo, Washington DC): Very interesting nose of strawberries and cream, almost like Wimbeldeon. Some noted strawberry shortcake. As the wine drew to temperature, it showed a bit more tart fruit and stone. I was far more keen on this several months prior, so I'm not sure if it is an earlier disgorgement which didn't quite show as well, but it lacked the depth seen at the prior tasting. An excellent palate opener but a bit outmatched by company.
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Very vigorous bead, strawberry cheesecake and flowers on the nose, berries continue through the palate with a nice punch of acidity and minerality at the finish. Really liked this.
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DC Crew Gem Tasting; 12/22/2010-12/23/2010 (Ardeo, Washington DC): Nice salmon pink color. Small fine bubbles. Nose of tart strawberry, earth, smoke, with a little floral action. Palate of strawberry, earth, herb, and minerality. Finish was average in length, but very clean. 90-91
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2nd Annual Gem Dinner (Ardeo - Washington, DC): Strawberry shortcake on the nose with vanilla, and smokey minerals. Thought this was very focused, showing very elegant light red fruit. Love the beading on this wine - intense bubbles.
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A salmon song of color w/very fine, full mousse. NOSE > Red berries & minerals. Elegant yeasty, bready brioche. Strawberry, lemon-lime, blood orange, wineberry, raspberry, wild cherry. Rose petals & violets. Lots there, but fairly understated. PALATE > Very fruity. The aroma echos perfectly in the mouth. Ambrosial tiny red berries. Wild red & black cherry. Key lime & strawberry. Great minerality & sappiness. Long creamy finish with both a kiss & a subtle caress. There is not one iota of coarseness in this wine. Lacks intensity, but so, so refined. Breed. Elegance. Refinement. This Champagne is simply elegance defined. (92+) . . . But. There is a but. It's only that the intensity knob is turned down on the nose & palate that this wine doesn't score quite a bit higher. My solution is: This is a quaffing Champagne! Serve it in a smaller medium sized (~ 14 oz.) white wine glass & give a nice pour, & don't sip it - chug it! Big Cheers for this juice!
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Champagne with Mollie Battenhouse DWS, Advanced Sommelier at Maslow6 (Maslow6, TriBeCa): I'm fairly certain this bottle was flawed, as my experience was very different from all other available tasting notes. "Whoa, some brett/funk on the nose. Some red fruit, but its way in the background. That earth/funk transfers onto the palate. A little bit of fruit but again to the background. Good acidity, concentration. Tasty. Not a fan of such earth, but it was tasty. Not rated."
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Champagnes 2010 (Pike & Western): nose: earthy as expected, with a bit of salinity and mushroom tones palate: rose, other scented flowers, more presence than other wines at the tasting. Very fresh.
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Beautiful color on this - salmon mixed with some a copper tone in it. Very thick mousse and a very tight bead. Supremely balanced with just the right amount of red fruit, hinting at sweetness, supported by ample acid and a mineral component. Minimal yeast impresison. Clean, precise, well - delineated finish.
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Tight nose at first, but that was due more to the temperature. Nose had fine mousse, fresh strawberries, and a very intriguing spiciness. The palate was quite deep with strong minerality and bracing acidity on the finish. Very nice rose that benefits from being served at a warmer temperature.
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Generaly consistent with previous tasting notes. This time the red fruit flavors were a little muted and I chalk it up to bottle variation. Still, I had it again with sushi and it was fantastic
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nose - yeasty, rich nose accompanied by fresh light fruit mouth - yeast on the attack then hits up against moderately extracted juice on the midpalate. distinct impression of strawberry on the finish. While this will appeal to some, it is heavier than i like my rose champagne.
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:-) ....Absolutely a fab bottle of champagne. Super nice "steel" pink color. very good balanced acid, superb balance of small fine bubbles --> "not too many and not too big". Strawberry, cherry, yeast. Nice... nice.... nice. Had it with a shell fish (Kam muslinger !! ) as starter. If you are a fan of champagne it`s a must try ...Enjoyed it with Carine who brought the bottle as a gift .... very nice. OT
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2005 Margaux Blind Horizontal (Urbana Restaurant, DC): Beautiful balnce of bright citric fruit. Nice notes of sweet grapefruit and light strawberry with pear. Hints of subtle yeasty aromas emerge but are still reticent. The two halves are balanced well but one can tell that with more bottle age the two halves will work even better together. Disgorged 10/08 per the label.
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Once again this was a fantastic bottle. The flavors, acidity and nose were in great balance. It worked very well with a seared tuna steak. It can be a dangerous habit appreciating this wine.
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Well balanced acidity and good fruit. Drank great with John dory. Very refined and elegant, solid. No formal notes but will drink again and have become quite interested in this producer.
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Really an outstanding bottle of champagne. Defintely dry, not sweet but has good fruit flavors. Great balance of raspberries, strawberries, toast, acidity, minerality and hints of lemon. Too bad it's so much $$ but wonderful bottle. I prefer it with food, but good for appertif especially with snacks.
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Overt, squishy, complex and delicious. This is freshly baked brioche generously slathered with strawberry jam and butter. It is full flavoured, rich, vibrant and energetic.
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Light salmon red fading at the rim. The fruit component matches with the underlying minerality superbly on the nose giving this wine real complexity and power. Quite simply an explosion of strawberry, cherry, minerals, and floral perfume. Very flavorful with tremendous concentration, firm tannins, fresh acidity, and solid overall balance. The flavors consist of cherry, raspberry, peach, and herbs on the linger finish. There is great vinous character throughout, especially the flavors on the palate. Maybe a touch of rusticity through the finish but the nuance and complexity are tremendous. Should be able to gain some elegance and aged character with time. November 2008 disgorgement. 92+
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Drank New Year's Eve after a wonderful meal at Nectar. Salmon tinted pink. Fine, fine bubbles. Forthcoming nose of cherry, yeast, milk chocolate, and anise. Rich palate of orange, cherry, creme soda (in a good way) and pear. Excellent persistence. Refreshing acidity. Lovely, lovely Champagne. Narrower bottle and maybe a tiny bit more ripe fruit than the more recent versions of this excellent NV.
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Bright red color in the glass. Lovely nose of yeast, lemon zest, minerals, and strawberry jam, more of the same on the palate, medium body, touch simple, nice tasting, medium finish.
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Grower Champagnes (Chateau Todd - Dana Point, CA): Rather funky at first, but with air the wine revealed earthy notes of strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and wood smoke. Tasted very much like an effervescent red Burg. 87-88 points.
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Grower Champagnes at Todd's (Chateauneuf de Todd): Earthy nose with notes of soil and lots of big cherries. Reminiscent of a Burgundy with earthy mushroom flavors. Nice citrus finish. A big wine in search of more air. Very good and unique.
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Varietals; 90% Pinot noir/10% Chardonnay Color; gorgeous pink/silvery watermelon/salmon color Aromas; field strawberries, strawberry soda, raspberries, rose pedals, hints of red apples and melon notes, cinnamon/cumin, jewish rye/wheat toast/ strawberry jam on wheat toast Palate; Immediately, my eyebrows raise - this is really impressive. Field strawberries, raspberries, strawberries on wheat toast, red apples/apple skins, melons, rose pedal water, violets and cherries Mid-palate; cherries, strawberries, yeast/toast/wheat toast, spices (cinnamon/cumin) Finish; very sassy and elegant; really nice mousse and acidity; pushes strawberries, cherries, red apples/apple skins/melons, buttered wheat toast/jewish rye/nice, toasty/spicey, lingering finish.... Vilmart & Cie = 11 hectares planted to vine/6,700 cases produced/chalk/limestone soil/ Estate is planted to 50% PN/40% Chard/10% PM
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Drank on Christmas day as an aperitif before dinner. Wonderful nose of baked bread and cherry. Rich and yeasty palate with lovely depth and complexity. Refreshing acidity. I can't get enough of this NV Champagne!
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Thanksgiving at Mom's house. Disgorged 4-5 years ago, this bottle has really taken on great characteristics. Tiny unobtrusive bubbles. Loaded with fruit but mixed nicely with some secondary notes and a slight oxidative note that adds to the wine's interest in a very positive way. Overall a great bottle. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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I love this Champagne! Subtle and refined. Wonderful nose of bread and red berries. Refreshing palate of cherry, apple and melon with caressing effervescence and tangy acidity. Great balance. Glad I have more.
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Quite superb. Salmon-pink, very fine mousse. Smooth and fruity though dry, with medium length. Notes of strawberry, figs. We had no problem finishing the bottle.
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A traditional-styled rosé. Macerated cherries, barley, red apple, and ocean spray on the nose. Bright and crisp on the palate with a slight oxidative character. Notes of sour cherries, lemon rind, herbs, and crushed minerals. When tasted again a few days later, the red apple really comes to the fore.
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Brought to the swim club "blind tasting". In an evening filled with wines that were at best mediocre and in most cases completely undrinkable, this bottle stood so far above the crowd it was silly. Pink in color, this medium+ bodied wine had one of it's finest showings yet. It seems that a few years of bottle age since disgorgement is continuing to serve this well. Loads of green apples, a honied quality and a savoury sense of shellfish on a very rich and opulent frame. The finish is quite persistent. Certainly was funny when a woman we were speaking to during the evening said how she enjoyed all the wines other than the Rose Champagne that she thought was very bad. Not a wine for beginners and I knew that going in but I was very happy to drink this even if the crowd didn't seem to like it. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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Degorged September 2007. Perhaps this is too young or I served it too cold. The nose never really came around but the palate showed terrific form. Raspberries en masse and vivid mousse. Decent finish. However, this is nowhere the the similar wine from for instance Billecart-Salmon.
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Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house. Always a pleasue to drink, this bottle was as enjoyable as all previous bottles. It' interesting to watch the evolution as this bottle ( now with about 4 years since disgorgement ) gains complexity. Today it was showing the strawberry side of things in a big way along with some aromatic flowers and some nuttiness. A wine that really goes down easy and seems to please both novice and seasoned wine drinkers. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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Medium Salmon color. This really needs 30+ minutes to open up and only improves over a couple of hours. Light strawberries with more raspberry touches. Some blood orange. There is an almost dustiness to the midpalate with a little animal fur note, which can be attractive. This is solid and well built, it shows neither excessive acid or sweetness. Nice but not profound.
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Dinner with Mom. Sort of orangey-pink in color, this is a wine that I always love to drink. Very effervescent and lively bubbles. Aromas and flavors of strawberries, biscuit, nuts and flowers. In many ways a very savoury profile that makes this a great food wine. Medium bodied on the palate followed by a long, lingering finish. An absolutely perfect match with a whole sockeye salmon that I grilled on a cedar plank. A meal to remember!
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GreenDrazi comes to NC! (Sullivan's- Raleigh, NC): Popped and poured. This wine exhibited a salmon pink color with aromas of strawberries lined with floral accents. On the palate, light strawberry flavors were detectable along with hints of yeast. Not overly complex. HS88
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Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house. The color of pink roses. Medium bodied with extremely tiny bubbles. This wine has become so well integrated with a few years of bottle age. Very long on the finish. Really a pleasure to drink while waiting for the vintage versions to age. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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Absolutely rockin' w/ a couple years of bottle age. Had this w/ a slab of the finest Korean/ N. Carolian ribs Chicago has to offer (kinda dry, meaty, & spicy) & this worked like a champ. The Rubis is always big & chunky in it's youth, but now it's resolved & singin'. I'm sure the Champenois would disagree, but lay this baby down & then uncork it w/ some barbecue.
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Light salmon colored, this wine was really showing very well and stole the show. Very open and complex. Very small bubbles, but very persistent in the glass yet unobtrusive in the mouth. Flowers along with strawberry liqueur attack the senses. There is a slight sherry/mushroom note but it added to the overall experience. Medium plus bodied followed by a long finish. A great match for Barb's smoked salmon and cucumber rolls. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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Not nearly as exuberant as the bottle I had exactly a year ago (from the same batch/same purchase). Perhaps I left it in the cellar a bit too long. It's still a very nice wine, but the fruit has toned down a little more than I prefer in my rose Champagne. Still a bit of earth, but the funk is gone (a good thing). Very tasty and easy to drink, but it was better a year ago.
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Dinner at Acme with Fred and Ronnie. Salmon colored, this wine was showing very bright acidity with a nice orange zest sensation. Medium bodied with a little toastiness, and a medium length finish. Really jumped out of the glass. A nice start to the evening. 50+112+13+8+8 = 91.
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Light pink in color, this continues to be a wonderful Champagne. With tiny and persistent bubbles, this medium bodied wine reveals aromas and flavors of strawberry, cinnamon, vanilla and some yeast. Long finish. A wonderful match with some outstanding King Crab Legs. 50+12+11.5+8+8 = 89.5
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The most Burgundian Champagne I have ever tasted. Loads of red fruit, but also an distinct earhtiness, and yes a touch of brett funk. It's sparkling premier cru red burg! Wow yummy.
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Dinner at Zely & Ritz with Steve & Barb. We opened this at the house prior to leaving for dinner. Light salmon in color, this Champagne had a very persistent bead. A medium bodied wine filled with strawberries and cream with some attractive yeasty notes tossed in, this was lovely. A medium length finish closes things out and we were off to a good start for the evening. 50+12+12+8+8 = 90.
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We started our 4 hour marathon lunch @ Per Se with this - suggested by our most capable server. What great bottle of bubbly- it is not overly dry but not sweet- the yeast is well rounded and the berry flavors persisted well into a 20 second finish. This has a good deal of bottle life for NV.
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Thanksgiving at Jackie & Mike's house. What a great way to start off the Thanksgiving celebration. Copper salmon in color with lots of small bubbles. Explosive nose of yeast, baking spices and red berries. This wine was wonderful and was appreciated by wine-geeks ( me & Dena ) and non-geeks ( everyone else! ) alike. Goes down very easy, the bottle was drained in no time flat! 50+12+12+8.5+8.5 = 91.
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Outstanding. Very clean and crisp with excellent bubbles. Mellow and light toast on the finish, but great acidity and slight berry notes. Well-rounded and great pairing. Paired: Fried oyster caesar salad Shrimp and andouille sauage w/ tomato cream sauce
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4/30/2024 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Strawberries n cream with a little raspberry jam buttered toast…crisp and refreshing blood orange citrus…kiss of salty ocean air! It’s lovely!
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2/24/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to prior notes after PNP; delicious & ready to drink
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2/14/2024 - diffwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
October 2019 disgorgement, which would be 2017 base with reserves from 2016 & 2015, as far as I understand.
If I had one word to explain this it would be juicy. That character of the fruit is just that, fresh and vibrant raspberry, strawberry, pear and lime. Some autolytic notes, hints of minerality along with an herbal character that I enjoy.
As it opens up the mineral note turns into a side show of chalk on the palate. Good balance of acid and body. Nice finish, wishing I had more of this wine. I also love the color of this. Rosé champagne is just fun.
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2/9/2024 - T.E.D. wrote: 92 Points
This really delivers for the price point. Very fresh, vibrant, zesty with sweet strawberry fruits. Aromatic and full bodied. Not particularly lean or linear, however, showing good depth and complexity.
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2/4/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Vilmart--Emotion and Coeur de Cuvee (select vintages), the meal anchored by Astrid (My House In The South OC): October 2020 disgorgement, Cherry, strawberry with a nice lick of minerality in a zesty package....fortunately I have the leftover bottle from last night, with plenty of wine (and C02) for retaste today. Salmon/pink in color. This is a very good iteration of Rubis. It has the density of a riper year, yet the acidity is plentiful, allowing both parts to work together. For me, more in the unctuous side of things, with a cool blood orange coil running through it, alongside a vein of strawberry. Stylistically, this works really well, so long as you're Ok with a richer, fuller expression of Rose.
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1/14/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to prior notes after a 30 min. SO; delicious & ready to drink
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1/13/2024 - AudunG wrote: 92 Points
Salmon pink color. Developed aromas of ripe citrus, red berries and herbs. Powerful, yet elegant, with a rather sharp acidity.
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1/1/2024 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really liked this. Gets better with air too so don't rush to drink after opening.
Kiss of strawberry, nice minerality, floral. Really enjoyed this and would seek it out.
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1/1/2024 - kitkat4 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow - a burst of citrus on the palate!
The nose is strawberries and cream with a hint of floral. Although the palate initially was creamy, citrus notes quickly dominated. A touch of bitterness (in a good way), with tangarine, blood orange and pink grapefruit. Medium body and acidity. Consistant over two nights. June 2019 disgorgement.
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12/28/2023 - 로엔 Does not like this wine: 65 Points
괜찮은 맛, 그닥 별로인 체리 향, 나쁘지 않은 버블
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12/22/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 94 Points
Celebrating Nita's 68th birthday & the day after the Winter Solstice. Warning bells are going off as I write this! We only have one blt left!?!? Our all-round favorite champagne rose'. Has the refinement and intensity of many of the big gun roses at 6x the cost. Need to get 6 more coming in the Spring!
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11/29/2023 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to prior note after a 30 min. SO; delicious & ready to drink
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11/25/2023 - aChave wrote:
Bright and persistent. This champagne is always good!
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11/23/2023 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Great way to start Thanksgiving festivities, with some left over as a perfect palate cleanser at the end of the night. Always delivers.
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11/23/2023 - kohada Likes this wine:
Strawberry cream soda in the best of ways, with higher acidity. Relatively high dosage. Pleasurable in the best of ways as a standalone cocktail wine, but perhaps not in the midst of a delicate meal. Still would crush any day.
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11/4/2023 - WST Likes this wine:
Wine dinner for a great charity (Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA): Sabered without losing a precious drop. Given time in the bottle, these are exceptional. December 2016 disgorgement suggests '13 or '14 base. Strawberries/red berries, blood orange and a beautiful savory spice. Loved this.
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10/31/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 88 Points
Not blind at the winery
This time too much fruit drops. Missing elegance. 88
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10/7/2023 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 93 Points
PNP, deep pink, creamy strawberry with some citrus, long finish; delicious, ready to drink
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9/3/2023 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Red fruit galore with good length and finish. Tight bead.
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8/31/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 91 Points
Better as it warms up.
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8/21/2023 - asparagus wrote: 89 Points
Normally I like/love this, but in the line-up of NV roses, this was th joint worst. Think the relatively high dosage stuck out. A good rose champagne, but overshadowed?
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8/19/2023 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points
Rosé champagne session by Asparagus at Maison Dakota. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, reddish pink colour. Thin legs. Fading bubbles.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of gold + red apples, kumquats, slight oxidativeness. Developed.
On the palate, dry, rounded high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of rounded oxidative nut, kumquat, vinous red and gold apples, wet stony minerality. Long minerally finish.
Very good quality. Well aged and drinking in a good place already.
90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay. Disgorged Dec 2013.
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8/6/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice bottle, but a little too strawberry for my personal taste.
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7/28/2023 - chicsucre wrote:
Same Disgorgement Dec 2017 as last time
Watermelon / wild salmon color
Very pronounced strawberry, ginger candies and flinty this time, honey, damask rose and tea
On the palate, +strawberry, blood orange, chalky
Med++ finish
Can’t stop reaching for next sip woohoo
High acidity
Great balance
Goes so well with hunan spicy food (duck, frog and chicken gizzard)
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7/11/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Lovely wine, enjoyed at the Lake with my bride. Perfect for a summer evening.
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7/8/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich and toasty, juicy red-fruited, drying
90% Pinot, 10% Chard 12.5% Alc,
A lot of pleasure here
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7/1/2023 - adnorthup wrote:
disgorged July 2021, 10% Chardonnay, 90% Pinot noir. Every time I open one of these, it’s pure strawberry on the first sip. This bottle is no different with some blood orange rounding out the finish.
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6/13/2023 - sonodoc Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bright pink/red strawberry to sockeye salmon color! Actually it reminded me a lot of the cotton candy pink color of the cream soda in Canada. Nice red Berry taste, with tiny bubbles. Very enjoyable, and a good QPR.
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6/6/2023 - MLipton wrote:
Another lovely showing for this wine, our first exposure to the most recent disgorgement. Generously fruited, yet subtle, with a very suave mouthfeel, it is both a celebratory wine and one well suited to pairing with food, in our case that being some D'Artagnan European quails that had received a light applewood smoking on the grill. This wine is both versatile and hedonistic, a great balancing act.
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5/17/2023 - devraj Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium pink in color. A reductive nose that blows off to reveal nutty berry and ripe citrus fruits, some toast. Quite structured and focused in the mouth with very good acidity and a long finish.
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5/3/2023 - peternelson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mineral, dry, raspberry tang, precise, excellent. Preferred over the Delamotte rose. Lawry's DD TOC
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4/30/2023 - grafstrb wrote:
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
-- 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay --
-- disgorgement: Nov. 2016 --
Vibrant red-copper color. Bead remained persistent over a couple hours. Vinous, red berry aromas. Fruity and dry; relaxed and complex palate. Hints of cinnamon and chalk; perfumey spice; strawberry. This bottling does so well with a few years of bottle age, and this bottle was no exception. For this disgorgement: Drink or Hold.
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4/10/2023 - mflesh wrote:
This Rosé Champers pours a strawberry rosé color to the glass. Not a pale pink or salmon color but definitely more of your traditional strawberry color. Medium plus bubbles. Palate is strawberry liqueur with a little bit of the baked scone and streusel character thrown in there. Brambly red fruit, some melon and faint hint of kiwi and bing cherry. Dry finish. Medium salinity. Brought this to get together with friends. Without knowing, I was told that someone made and brought homemade strawberry scones, and this was the perfect complement! This is my first experience with the Vilmart Rubis, and I will definitely say that the blancs are usually quite consistent and this Rubis seems to be consistent with those blancs! Seems to be a little more reductive versus oxidative when it comes to overall character, and overall quite enjoyable!
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4/1/2023 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged July 21. Texturally very impressive with effervesce that doesn’t fade with time. Bone dry with strawberry, chalky mineral and dried herbs. It opens up nice after 30 minutes.
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3/25/2023 - adnorthup wrote:
10% Chardonnay, 90% Pinot noir, disgorged July 2021. Straight strawberries and cream. Really nice texture, lovey fruit, super aromatic. Good acid on the finish. Good bowC will improve.
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3/20/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Clos des Epeneaux survey (Chicago, IL): Very nice champagne, with more bright and crunchy red fruit than I would expect for Vilmart, especially based on my prior experiences with this bottle. Seemed almost a little saignée to me. But I love the depth and breadth on the palate -- this is definitely the sort of champagne up my wheelhouse. Though, I'll add, I have started buying more Vilmart since I last wrote a note on this. Put your money where your mouth is and all that.
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2/25/2023 - GrapeScott wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged 10/20. Gorgeous nose of strawberries, blood orange and minerals. Dry but not austere, with lovely floral, chalk and lemon curd notes. Really good, as always.
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2/9/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 95 Points
Chef Don Saunder's food entices 7 city dwellers to our place in the exurbs! 8 of us plus Nita & Joe enjoyed Don's magnificent food tonight 30 miles from downtown Minneapolis. What a night!! CV,KB,SS,CS,DM,DD,LI, & DS. My btl tonight for the group on arrival. I have always loved this wine but tonights btl was drinking like a $250 tete cuvee rose'. Everything about this was stunning. A very concentrated, intense rose' with amazing fruit purity, mineral & drive. 2 btls left in the cellar. Wish it was at least 6 on hand! A must restock for me.
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1/7/2023 - chicsucre wrote:
Watermelon / wild salmon color
Very subtle aromas of strawberry ( we thought we might have Covid lol)
On the palate, very nice chalk
Disgorgement Dec 2017
Decided to decant and wait a bit - in the decanter truly a pale ruby color haha
30mins in still understated nose but smells like the sea now (my mark for Vilmart)
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1/7/2023 - asparagus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very impressed. First time tasting this particular bottling. Not a very significant step down from the vintage rubis. This was like drinking strawberries and cream. yum!
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1/2/2023 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Vrai Champagne 2023 (Brad and Marcia's house): Ripe red fruit, brioche, nuts, and good complexity.
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1/1/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
New Years Day: Champagne Vrai, Sixth Annual Edition (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Light-medium salmon color. Tasting pour. Always a favorite, nice red fruits, savory, pretty, finessed, medium bodied.
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12/24/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Just a lovely bottle to share with family on Christmas Eve.
Strawberries, raspberries, chalk, citrus zest, and apple.
The finish is stellar, this is a go-to house rosé and a personal favorite.
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12/13/2022 - JCGuthrie wrote:
On the first day this showed mostly mineral, with a lean red fruit streak. On the second day it initially showed sweet tart and an herbal note. Then on my last half glass a short while later it showed something different and altogether more compelling - less sweet, more complexity. Disgorgement on this bottle was December 2016. Note to self: if my last remaining bottle has a similar disgorgement I should try to hold onto it a while before opening.
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12/1/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
Just a nother tasty btl!
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11/27/2022 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of strawberry, cranberry. High acidity.
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11/26/2022 - adnorthup wrote:
Disgorged Nov 2016, composed of 11-16. 90% Pinot and 10% Chardonnay. Rush of strawberry and a little cherry. Lovely complex spices. Just enough acid on the finish. Oldest Rubis I’ve had and I’m a big fan, going to put my younger ones deeper into the cellar
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11/23/2022 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 Points
Cutlery Optional: Disgorged July 2021. Round and creamy strawberries held together by good tension and acidity. A proper food champagne, Vilmart is always a winner for both champagne nerds and casual drinkers.
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11/18/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged July 2020. This bottle was kindly left behind from a recent event we hosted and I did not get the person's name who left it but if they see this note, thank you. Whomever you are, please next time let me return the kindness when you are here. I opened this last night, revisiting tonight. This disgorgement has a dark salmon color with a tinge of rose. Yesterday this started off muted, with a candied quality, absent the acidity I was expecting. But with air, it woke up, so maybe that is helpful for those with this disgorgement--provide air, reserve judgment. This seems like a more generous, fruit-forward version of Rubis. Plump, with a core of red raspberry, strawberry, bing cherry and even a splash of blackberry thrown in. The finish has a mix of apple, both red and green, complemented by a lime zest acidity. Not sure of the base/reserve ratios in this disgorgement but it does show a more generous profile so I would say drink now.
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10/6/2022 - kenthecpa Likes this wine: 88 Points
A little off tonight.
I think it might have been the temperature.
We sat outside and the champagne warmed up quickly.
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9/23/2022 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Montréal; 9/23/2022-9/24/2022 (Montréal, QC): I think it's pretty interesting when the staff warns you that this champagne has 8 g/L dosage (really I'd prefer the warning to be when there's 0 g/L) but I digress. Opulent, rounded, and ripe, with the dosage seemingly bringing the red fruits here far more to the forefront. Remind me why I don't buy more Vilmart...
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9/10/2022 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Light clear red-orange. Bright red fruit. Sprightly but serious. Great stuff.
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9/10/2022 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deg dec 2017, riktigt trevligt när den får vila ett tag
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9/4/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Go to favorite rose champagne and this was no different. It's bright and fresh and lots of fruit and very enjoyable. Good way to start the day.
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7/24/2022 - glou.sf wrote: flawed
Corked
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7/19/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Sommelier Scholarship Fund Tasting (Popina - Brooklyn NY): Walk around tasting. 2015 disgorgement. Mature berries from start-to-finish with impressive depth.
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6/25/2022 - Bellissimo wrote:
Large group gathering (read RockNRollers copious notes) on our deck. First pour to start off the night, going from memory--no formal notes taken).
Always an enjoyable bottle of wine. Fresh cut red fruit, nice dosage, no real yeast but excellent acids. Easier buy sub $60 back in the day but no shame in keeping a few around even at today's prices.
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6/25/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Rose's on the Deck: A Summer Party (Matt and Brenda's, Minneapolis, MN): Starting off the rose event with a bang. Always a favorite, this has lovely red berry fruits, just the right dosage, finessed and classy.
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6/24/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 94 Points
Candace's btl at Lonny & Kim's lovely 40th anni, garden party, celebration. One of my all-time favorite champagne producers. Specifically, this rose' & their NV Grand Reserve white. I drink one of my own every few months. If I was ever to buy rose champagne by the case, it would be this! Todays btl had something extra going on. I'll attribute it to Lonny & Candace's karma and a Fall like, crystal clear MN afternoon! Simply delicious & sublime! Relieved to have 4 on hand myself but ready for another reload offer :).
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5/22/2022 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Oct. 2019 disgorgement. High acidity. Good structure. Low fizziness. Needs more time.
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5/5/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Consumed this gorgeous rosé on the first floor of our under-construction beach house.
The setting made the beautiful wine all the more special.
One of my favorite rosé Champagnes, loved it and a nice celebration.
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5/1/2022 - peternelson Likes this wine:
excellent rose bubbles. Chengdu Impression free for all wine dinner Yarom group.
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4/30/2022 - Deadhead wrote: 94 Points
12/2016 disgorgement. Fantastic!
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4/17/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote:
Right out of the gate, there is the taste of cherry. Nice depth and very gulpable. Worked nicely on the dinner table with a pork cap.
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3/13/2022 - jviz wrote: 91 Points
2017 discouragement, purchased on release and held for about three years. I was less charmed by this bottle. It seemed a little muted on the nose, somewhat austere and never fully opened up. You had some fresh cut strawberry, red apple fruit, fairly linear and a bit austere. Certainly no hint of TCA but perhaps a bit muted as I was expecting it to have developed a little more richness. Not bad, but not my best bottle either.
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2/27/2022 - theRealPepe Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorgement September 2018. I've had this before, it's always been good, but it never showed like it did tonight. Everything that you love in the Vilmart Rubis was present, but in spades. Outstanding.
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2/11/2022 - IDKDavid Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank at Tam-O-Shanter in Hollywood. Vibrant pink with a tinge of salmon. Creamy fine mousse. Yeast, strawberries, and raspberries on the nose. Very juicy with lots of fruit on the palate with some sweetness from the dosage and a nice acidity to bring balance. Had alongside the Pierre Paillard "Les Terres Roses", and in comparison the Rubis was much darker in color, bolder with more fruit, and had noticeably more sweetness, though still very balanced and enjoyable. Would absolutely buy again.
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2/10/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
A go to favorite rose bubbles for me. This could have done the whole meal and since we were eating at Hutong which likes their spice it was probably the best pairing for it. It is red fruits and bright and drinks very well.
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2/6/2022 - Andrew H wrote:
Disgorged Dec. 2017. Lovely salmon pink with hints of copper. Generous modestly sized bubbles. Strawberry and touch of cherry, hints of tannin and yeast on finish.
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1/22/2022 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Fantastic as always. Paired quite well with Kumamoto and Fanny Bay oysters.
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12/31/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
NYE: Ringing in 2022 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light plus salmon color. Drank a glass over an 30 minutes. I agree with galeskj, that did this did get pancaked a bit after a trio of big guns coming after all the reds for our midnight toast, That said, it was still excellent, if just a bit out of place. Red fruits, savory, pretty, medium bodied. 91+pts.
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12/31/2021 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
New Years Eve 2021 (Kevin and Vicki's house): This suffered slightly because it was the New Years toasting wine that had been preceded by 2009 Cristal, Krug 164 and 1999 Billecart Salmon Nicolas Francois. It still did well and is a great champagne. Light red fruit on this, brioche, nuts, and good complexity.
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12/31/2021 - kkleg Likes this wine: 89 Points
Disgorged October 2018. Beautiful rosé color. Fruit and light floral notes on the nose, with a light yeasty undertone. Good acidity on the palate, with somewhat muted flavors of fruit and yeast and a nice mineral finish. Not a bad wine but the palate lacks the depth of flavor needed to cross the 90 point threshold. Maybe more cellar time is needed?
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12/28/2021 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wild strawberry, almond, mineral, fine bead, vinous and long
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12/27/2021 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
Always both pleasing & intriguing. Price is inching up. Still a great value but the word is out.
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12/25/2021 - Amerique wrote: 92 Points
Rich, delicious strawberry fruit, very dry, great texture, excellent structure, ample finish
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12/19/2021 - nzinkgraf wrote:
2012 Disgorgement. Drank at Sun Wah with friends. Initially a little cheesy aroma, but opens up to extremely soft and subtle wine. Still generally primary with a mountain strawberry note standing out.
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12/4/2021 - vinkeger wrote: 88 Points
Elsker Champagnene fra Vilmart. Denne NV Cuvee Rubis var grei nok, men milevis unna den majestetiske Grand Cellier Rubis, eller Emotion som den heter nå. Denne ble litt skrinn og bitter. Forsvarte ikke prisen på 642 kr. Fungerte til lutefisken da.
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11/25/2021 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Disgorged October, 2018. Perfect way to start Thanksgiving; went down nice and easy with charcuterie and cheese while the main event finished cooking. Just delicious. Certainly from a QPR perspective, easily my favorite rosé, and just all around one of my faves. I like the way this is putting on a little weight with a few years in the cellar.
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11/5/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): It is very true that wine is about time and place and also what else you have been consuming and so after a big flight of lots of 96 Bordeaux this just jumped out. Lots of red fruits and berries and just so very yummy.
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10/29/2021 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very good, but I was expecting more from this bottling.
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10/10/2021 - cadamson Likes this wine:
Delicious as always.....I do not find these great, but are enjoyable, and work quite well with a large range of starters.
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9/26/2021 - rocknroller wrote:
Monthly Tasting Group: Italy It Is (Ciao Bella, Mpls): Just got a little taste of this, but never want to pass up a chance for even a small pour. Excellent stuff.
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9/26/2021 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Italian QPR's (Ciao Bella patio): There is ripe red fruit on this, brioche, nuts, and good complexity.
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9/25/2021 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:
Really fun bright salmon color. strawberry raspberry cream minerals. Blood orange, peach and tangerine. Sweet without being cloying. Fine mousse. Oct 2018 disgorgement.
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9/24/2021 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful rose Champagne.
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9/12/2021 - cadamson Likes this wine:
No notes. Good as always. Great value at $54.
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8/13/2021 - kuumies wrote:
Never had this one before but I loved it at first sight - literally - as the color is magnificent. The nose is yeasty and creamy with notes of cherry, raspberry, agrumes and spices. Very expressive, detailed and beautiful. The mousse is super fine and very persistent. Comes off quite vinous yet with the kind of elegance that easily sets it apart from some new wave grower Champagnes that really challenge one’s idea of what Champagne in ways that I am not always fond of. On the rich side but with incredible focus and chiselled form, it has power but then not much weight at all. I don’t know where the dosage lands but this feels dry without any sense of austerity, while having a great acidity. The wine just flows on the palate, feeling as effortless as any wine I’ve had this year. Finesse personified, as impressive as any rosé in this price range
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8/9/2021 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Newer label bottling. Expressive nose displaying sweet and sour red fruit, strawberry soda, sour cherry, cinnamon, pepper, cooper, sap and wet stone. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of sweet red fruit, generous fine mousse, rich yet showing nice balance, bright acidity, strong wet stone mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with cinnamon at the end. This bottling seems richer and more complex the previous ones. Drinking really well.
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8/9/2021 - CincyBob Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorgement date December 2017. Beautiful salmon color. Tastes of blood orange and deep dark fruits. Fresh, not searing acid. Long, intense mineral finish. A very savory style and one I personally like very much. Shows best with some air and as it approaches cellar temperature. Paired beautifully with cold smoked salmon, pâté and toast points. Bravo!
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7/24/2021 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Solid rose champ. Didn't blow me away by any means. Light bubbles. Won't seek out for the price
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7/16/2021 - adnorthup Likes this wine:
2012 Base, disgorged December 2017. 90% Pinot and 10% Chardonnay. Salmon towards the orange end of the spectrum. Sweet fruit in the nose, lots of flavor depth though. Blood orange, red apple, finishing citrus. An hour in and any rough edges melt away. Sad that this is escalating in price so quickly.
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6/20/2021 - NYC_Maenad Likes this wine:
My first bottle of the Vilmart Rubis and I think my favorite thing about it was the color. Really beautiful shade of salmon - wild sockeye, to be precise. Both the nose and palate were good, dark berry fruit (boysenberry, raspberry etc.), juicy and snappy and easy to drink. While there's good lift, there was a kind of jammy maceration on it. My overall impression was of a simple, not terribly interesting wine, even over a few hours and over a range of temperature. I can't find anything bad to say about it, nor anything really good except that it was a nice bottle of rose champagne. I'd never throw it out of my glass, and I will happily drink the other two I own (let's see what some more age does to it), but I don't think this will become a lasting addition to our champagne choices. Just not enough personality to keep my interest, which may be what I want from a still rose occasionally, but I want my rose champagne to have more to say. June 2019 disgorgement.
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6/19/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged October 2019. This showed good cut, a mix of blood orange and strawberry. We crushed the bottle in 20 mins.😄
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5/30/2021 - adnorthup Likes this wine:
December 2017 disgorgement. Super dark read in color. Agree with some notes that this bottles hit a bit sweet at first, but it’s sweetness through the fruit, showing some berry and apples. Finishes with strong acid the lingers making it feel a bit more complete. I think I liked the 2018 disgorgement version better, but this is a crowd pleaser amongst the group.
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5/26/2021 - Lord Rodney wrote: 92 Points
Back on form here. 92 is really good but I have started to wonder if this wine can really age for a long time? I am not sure anymore.
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5/15/2021 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
A night of Champagnes (Yummy Palace): One of my favourites of the night, very good despite the poor 2011 base vintage. High-toned red fruits of strawberries, Vilmart favours high dosage but doesn't stick out in any way. A little simple but who cares if it is so delicious?
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5/14/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This was completely and 100% in the sweet spot of this wine and when it's in that sweet spot and it's one of my most favorites roses (esp young). Drinking very fresh, bright red fruits, easy and accessible but also interesting. Drank well on it's own and yet shifted easily into pairing with food. I had a burrata and pea combo that isn't the easiest with wine and this was great and added a touch of sweet and sour to the dish. Overall really nice and sad to see that we don't have any more onsite at the moment.
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5/9/2021 - tunaguy Likes this wine:
outstanding stuff. only had a smallish glass at mothers day brunch and bottle was done by the time i finished my glass. guessing everyone else agreed.
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5/8/2021 - WST Likes this wine:
Delicious. There’s a reason we’ve finished a lot of these.
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5/8/2021 - blank blank wrote:
Delightfully gingery with cherry fruit, chalk and nice acidity. To benchmark against a couple of wines I know well: somewhat less oxidative than a Krug rose; but more body and slightly riper fruit than a Roederer rose. Very good QPR.
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4/18/2021 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
This wine owns me. I remain smitten. Love its concentration, purity, balance and bright flavors. Hits me right where I want to be. CT says I only have 6 more. I better reorder soon :).
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4/18/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
A New Beginning (Craig & Nita's Place): Light-medium salmon color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. Drank this after the '05 Charles Heidsieck Rose and there was a contrast. I love both of these Champagnes. The Vilmart is no wallflower, but this struck me for the purity of the pretty red berry fruits and floral overtones, fresh and very bright. By contrast the Heidsieck drinks like a vintage Rose with tons of depth and complexity. Hard to go wrong. 92+ to 93pts.
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4/17/2021 - WST Likes this wine:
December 2016 disgorgement. This was more subtle than the Dethune from earlier in the evening. Delicious with poke and a Maui interpretation of bouillabaisse. Red berries, blood orange, with that subtle savory brown spice I sometimes find in this wine.
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4/4/2021 - ChrisR wrote:
Eh, it tastes like champagne with some slight red berry accents, and some yeasty flavors on the finish. Nothing exciting. It tasted better on its own than with my meal, which was sushi rolls that had a lot of flavor. The meal may have overwhelmed the wine.
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4/3/2021 - silton wrote: flawed
Not bad, but I think slightly corked. Muted on the nose and back end. Nice texture, nice potential, not the wine others have described here. Update: TCA more overt with more warmth and time, definitely flawed bottle.
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3/20/2021 - camben wrote:
I love this in the morning
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3/7/2021 - fred o. Likes this wine: 93 Points
10% chard, 90% Pinot noir.
Disgorged 10/2014.
Brilliant crimson golden color with delicate bead.
Nose bing cherry, a honey floral note, slight brioche.
Palate nice breadth of cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with good balance, strong minerality and some tart acidity still.
Shows some of the richness of the Vilmart style with a lovely red fruited rosé splash. Very drinkable and approachable now
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3/6/2021 - T.E.D. wrote: 91 Points
Bright pink rose color. Very fresh and lively, with bright and sweet strawberry fruit, crunch candy, touches of lollipop. Not sweet by any means but quite juicy and fresh.
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2/20/2021 - eoinhharkins wrote: 91 Points
Lots of bright ripe summer berries, some chalky minerals, lively mousse with medium plus acidity and medium length
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2/14/2021 - ericindc Likes this wine: 91 Points
salmon colored. Seemed like based upon my purchase date of 2014 and the 8-13 on the cork that this was a 2012 base. Red fruit with strawberry dominant on the nose. Very lively red fruit, nicely balanced between acidity and sweetness. Didnt tast much yeast/autolytic notes. Was starting to get some light earthy notes which was really nice. Light bitter notes on finish, but overall quite a nice wine. Held up quite well to variant beef wellington that we make.
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2/13/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Virtual Grand Cru Study Session (Home): Medium salmon color. Poured into vessels for transport at 1:45pm and drank 2 glasses over an hour. I just happened to have had this 2 weeks before and I found this bottle to spot with the last one. I'm always impressed by the purity of the pretty red fruits and lovely yeastiness and pasrty notes on the nose. The palate offers a cornucopia of red berries, so vibrant and fresh; power without being over the top, nicely yeasty, savory mid palate, blood orange and really great chalky notes. Top notch.
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2/13/2021 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
Very full mousse, Creamy strawberry and tangerine, this wine really hides its 8g/L dosage. I would have guessed 2-4 instead. Delicious as always.
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1/30/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Light strawberry color. Split bottle over 3 hours plus. 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay, Disgorged 11/17. Rose blossoms, strawberry, blood orange, floral, strawberry pastry, yeast, chal. The palate translates beautifully, very balanced, red berries, cool cherry, red apple, strawberry chiffon, elegant, chalk, yeast, lively and persistent. Wonderful and a great pairing with our salmon and wild rice with mushrooms tonight.
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1/15/2021 - adnorthup Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged Sept. 2018. Very dark pink. A really lovely rose champagne with luscious fruit and nice acid. I really like this wine, but unfortunately the price is really starting to creep. (Paid $55)
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1/13/2021 - chablis28 wrote: 94 Points
My all round favorite rose' champagne. Intense, deep, zingy and rewarding. A head turner and impossible to ignore. Paid $55 and while I miss a previously long running $50 price point who's looking backwards when this drinks closer to $170 tete level rose'.
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1/9/2021 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Fresh, tasty, bright and just so easy to drink. Bottle disappeared all too quickly with charcuterie, cheese, mussels in white wine sauce and toast. Festive and fun, this has cemented itself as my favorite rosé.
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1/1/2021 - A_rytter wrote:
Dark red color. Nos. More restrained than prior bottles. Mostly strawberry but also other red berries. Some “tutti frutti”, candy, winegum. Easy drinking taste. Red fruit. Some what sweet compare to other brut champagnes.
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12/25/2020 - fitzi wrote:
2017 disgorgement. My observations roughly align with Frank Murrays as to balance and flavors, but I don't share the enthusiasm expressed by many others for this wine. It was okay, but a bit rough, with a coarse mousse, modest fruit flavor, coarse acidity. Not bad, but not especially good, IMHO. For me, Lallier rose over this by a large margin. I'll try drinking the remainders still tomorrow, as described by Frank in his last note.
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12/23/2020 - sastewart wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged 6/19. Great bubbles, salmon coloring. Strawberry, cherry and some mineral notes on the nose. Full bodied with nice acid framing pretty red fruits and mineral notes. Still very young and fresh. Solid 92 points.
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12/20/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Love this wine. Always so fresh and red fruits and dry but not overly so and very easy to drink. The bottle went quickly as it often does. One of my favorite roses and probably my most favorite when price factored in.
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12/13/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
These are so consistently good, and better with a few years or more of bottle age (this was young still; November 2017 disgorgement). Crisp and creamy red fruit and citrus, fine bead, this has both verve and density.
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12/12/2020 - Kirk Grant wrote:
This is a really consistent bottle of bubbles. Salmon & copper at the core leading to a fading peach. Scents of dried orange peel, floral notes, with lingering note of hot-buttered biscuits. On the palate flavors of melon, strawberry, & and clementine. Bravo! An easy wine to buy year-in-year out as long as it's under $60
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12/11/2020 - Andrew H wrote: 91 Points
October 2019 disgorgement. Light copper, hints of pink. Overwhelming delicate bubbles. Restrained, some strawberry, a bit of blood orange, whiff of oak on finish.
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12/11/2020 - A_rytter wrote:
Quite dark red. Strawberry, raspberry, red apple, marcipan caramel slight brioche. Some wheat bread crust. Taste is Full body, darker fruits, some spice, pepper.
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11/26/2020 - MLipton wrote:
Not quite as fruit-oriented as our last bottle (but different disgorgment, too), it had an excellent balance of bright acidity with strawberryish fruit. An excellent NV rosé.
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11/26/2020 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged December 2016. Essence of blood orange with lovely weight and persistence and a refreshingly tart finish. This bottling keeps getting better with age.
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11/8/2020 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious as always, brought this bottle with us as we were shopping for a vacation beach home.
Just a brilliant bottle of rosé, one of my faves. Strawberry, tangerine, chalk and white pepper.
DG 12/2016. Drink now through 2025+.
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11/8/2020 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 83 Points
Had a chance to taste this yesterday and it reaffirmed that I’m just not a fan of this bottling.
Disgorged 2017. Tons of candied fruit on the attack with cloying sweetness. Good acidity, but beyond that, not much to note here. Lacking depth and nuance, it’s actually a little boring. Definitely drinks like a $50 and under to me. I get the romanticism of growers, but this doesn’t do it for me.
Drank a still Rosé, the 2018 Salt Vine Rosé ($40), before this and that was far better received.
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11/2/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of my favorite rose champagnes. It's always bright and fresh and strawberries and yet there is a bit of heft here. Paired with Korean BBQ and I was hoping it had enough to stand up to the bigger meats and indeed it did and was nice as a counterpoint with the bubbles. Really enjoyable.
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11/1/2020 - Rieslingfan wrote:
October 2018 disgorgement
Bright, fresh, full of red fruit and just completely invigorating on the palate. Perfect match with grilled, local pork tenderloin and citrus, herb quinoa. Lots of depth, so cellar time is going to be all to the good. Typically delicious Champagne from Vilmart. It’s just about as sure a thing as one can find in wine.
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10/30/2020 - chablis28 wrote: 94 Points
This arrived a couple weeks ago and drinking fantastic! This is my all round favorite Champagne rose, bar none. Wish I could still buy it for $50 but easily preforms at $100+. Color tonight is a beautiful bright red hewed pink. Refreshingly alive berry and biscuit aromas. The refined, elegant palate reverberates with a complex array of; red fruits, mineral, spice, chalk and other flavor harmonics. This is so dam pretty. This would give another $160 rose' I has in January a serious run for its money. Stunning tonight with sushi. 94+
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10/26/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 92 Points
Purchased at the winery for the silly price of 25 euros. Disgorged in 2013. Pours a deep pink-red hue, darker than most roses and similar to many Tavels or Italian rosados. Rich red-fruited nose, showing strawberries and Fuji apple. Lovely fine mouse, full-bodied, finishing slightly sweeter than is my preference, but with a nice dose of acidity. Flavors of sour cherry, wild strawberry, fresh thyme and chalky minerals. QPR of my lifetime, at least at cellar door prices.
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10/4/2020 - Jan J Likes this wine:
I've now tasted across the baseline of Vilmart's lineup and I have been impressed by everything so far. The Cuvee Rubis NV is complex and vinous even at this level, seducing with multiple aromas at once. At lower temperatures, the fruit takes centerstage - strawberry, cranberry, lemon - but as the wine warms up, the autolysis becomes more prominent, revealing notes of honey, biscuit, vanilla, toffee, and gingerbread, accentuated by spices like nutmeg and cloves. This is great winemaking. Expansive and creamy in the palate, while retaining elegance and never going overboard, Laurent Champs' touch is everpresent and oh so delicious.
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9/24/2020 - bavaur wrote: 92 Points
One of my favourite Rosé Champagnes. Deep salmon red with rich red fruits on the nose. Very refreshing summer fruits on the palate and a nice round finish. Lovely with a vegetable curry.
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9/14/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 92 Points
(Disgorgement from Nov.2016). Fine tight bead of small bubbles, lively, fresh nose of orange and strawberry that show more ripeness as it warms up in the glass. Creamy midpalate complexity works well in counterpoint with lively acidity. Well-layered for this level as the fruit is very much intact along with subtle floral, mineral and yeasty complexity. Very impressive. 92+
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9/13/2020 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
[Disgorged 11/16, 90%PN, 10% Chard) First of 3 bottles of this: medium copper color with very fine bead; very light, ethereal fresh peach and strawberry on the nose, petrichor; tasting partner brought Zalto champagne glasses to try and compare to the Schott Zwiesel Riesling glasses I normally enjoy using for Champagne. Palate of this was equally light and ethereal from both glasses. The only difference I found between the types of glass? The nose on the Zalto was muted, with the Schott’s it was more perceptible and delineated. Great quality rose’ Champagne for its level. Initially learned about them and astounded by quality of their wines when visiting them in Champagne about 10 years ago.
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8/1/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
Always a favorite. This was a great followup to the 2010 Vilmart Grand Cellier Rubis. The latter was on another level, but the NV is still magnificent. Crisp red fruit, strawberries, and sweet/bitter brown spices, great lift and freshness. One of my favorite NV Rosés.
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6/27/2020 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): My husband's brother and his wife came for dinner to celebrate his birthday, so we dined al fresco on the patio and started the celebration with some bubbles. The Vilmart is probably my favorite NV rosé, so I always reload when these are offered. Lean and juicy with red fruit and a nice cut from the acidity. Perfect way to start the evening.
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6/4/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
consistent with the previous bottle, ticks all the boxes in this price category. Really enjoyed. recommended
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6/3/2020 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Medium copper river salmon color. Drank two glasses over an hour. Bright sea breezes on the nose with strawberry and wet stones. The palate is full bodied, red fruits, chalk, mulled spcies, and strawberry chiffon. This has a beautifully airy and yet creamy texture with a very strong bead of ultra fine bubbles. This straddles the line of elegance and power quite nicely. 92+ to 93pts.
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6/3/2020 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
Gots to get me some more of this. Didn't realize I went through my small stash. One of my fav rose' champagnes!
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5/19/2020 - drrobvino wrote:
A personal favorite rose Champagne, opened this bottle in celebration of our 24th wedding anniv.
This bottle is DG 12/2016, with 10% Chard and 90% PN.
Lovely, strawberry, tart raspberry, lemon zest, some yeast and certainly chalky minerality. This wine is beautiful, never disappoints. Long and bright finish, will drink nicely for a decade or so. But I love it now.
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5/9/2020 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged November 2016. Lovely blood orange fruit with bright acidity and nice richness, excellent with food or alone, though it benefits from some air and warming up a little above refrigerator temperature.
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4/22/2020 - camben wrote:
Amazing rose, on the darker side but not heavy
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4/18/2020 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
One of my favs and I never buy enough! Striking deep red pink color. Creamy moose upon pouring. Stunning tiny bubbles surge in the glass. Light yeast, berries and mineral on the nose. The palate always has that racy, bright, energy but at the same time classy elegance and balance. Abundant crisp strawberry, pomegranate, spice, mineral and more yeast. You can find outstanding French rose' champagne but its almost impossible not to pay $70 plus for ones this good. I had the good fortune of securing mine for much less. Dang, should have bought at least six! Disgorged Dec 2017. Purchased last May. 12.5% alc.
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4/17/2020 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh strawberry shortcake taste. Mild, finely beaded and light bodied. Delicate and a go-to summer champagne at the price. Short finish. Delightful and uncomplicated.
Score: 90. Relative to expectations: 0
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4/4/2020 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Popped this for the Saturday night On-Line/Off-line Zoom. Consistent with my prior notes - always delicious and one of my favorite Rosés - so glad Envoyer offers these at attractive pricing on a pretty regular basis. After this still have 2 more left at home to see us through quarantine.
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3/12/2020 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Corona virus anxiety is ramped up to the max and I need some bubbles this Thursday night. Happy that we have 4 bottle of this is the wine fridge. Always one of my favorite rosé champagnes and a great value at $49.99 from Envoyer. Very racy with strawberry notes, citrus and minerals. Has nice lift and energy which really hits the spot.
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3/9/2020 - MLipton wrote:
Wow! Everything I've come to expect from Vilmart... and more. Beautiful strawberry fruit, a tightly structured package with beautiful definition. Very much more-ish.
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3/2/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of my favorite rose champagnes bar none this was a bit of a different bottle of it. Much more of the sour almost unripe fruit and that fruit was very predominant. Normally I get more of a strawberry style, but this was maybe more like an unripe dragonfruit. Good tartness. Very drinkable and also the kindof wine that pairs very well across food (we had with burgers). Drinking nicely.
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2/7/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker 200; 2/7/2020-2/8/2020 (The Pool & Cipriani): Our bottle which we only got a quick sip of since we weren't at the auction long and the wine was flowing. Wouldn't say it was the same level as others, but it was bubbles which can be a nice break later in the evening. I always enjoy these too. Overshadowed by the '05 DP Rose, this is still good for the price point with light red fruits. The major difference was bubbles slightly coarser in comparison and it was just a bit less vibrant in the glass.
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1/26/2020 - pren wrote: 90 Points
2016 disgorged. 第一天气泡太浓,第二天,气味还是普通香槟,口中subtle的味道出来了,很好。
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1/5/2020 - Lord Rodney wrote: 91 Points
Another lovely bottle ! A notch below my
Last - but no
Worries
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12/31/2019 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
Our new favorite rose champagne. Beautiful color, vibrant bubbles, and just darned tasty.
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12/31/2019 - Rich S Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent with previous bottle. Brimming with sweet red berry fruit flavors but still crisp and delicate. Just delicious.
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12/28/2019 - aChave Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bright cherry color. Lively fresh red fruit nose; tall column of bubbles. Delicious.
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12/28/2019 - christyler wrote: 92 Points
Another great showing. Bottle 1/6 from a later disgorgement.
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12/24/2019 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Disgorged 9/13 and last bottle of two dozens. I think I prefered this 2-3 years back by a bit. Still nice today but probably the strawberry freshness here is what turns me on and this simply isn't a very long ager.
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12/15/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This is my second bottle from the November 2017 disgorgement. And for context, we opened this last night, and it sat out on the kitchen counter and was allowed to go still. I'm tasting from the bottle leftovers, unchilled (room temp 68f). 90% PN, 10% Chard. Just a little prickle of CO2 remains, just for the tip of the tongue. I'd say this tastes better today than it did last night, when I thought the wine was a bit zesty, rough in balance. Distinctly PN in flavor with kiwi, strawberry, lime skin, along with a peppery/cinnamon kind of spice that is woven through the finish. The acidity on this is better defined than it was last night, brighter and more integrated with the fruit flavors. In total, this carries a nice zing of fruit and acidity, drinking nicely.
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12/1/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote: 91 Points
Excellent for the price. Nice balance, good red fruit, plenty of acidity.
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12/1/2019 - MarcinKoral Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale in color with aromas of lemon peel, mineral, almond, and slight brioche. Punchy with apple cider and lemon upfront followed by pear on the palate. Vitalizing and fresh excellent grower champagne that’s 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir. Disgorged Nov 2017.
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11/2/2019 - collin wrote:
Disgorged 2013. Pure strawberries. Perfect for what this is.
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11/2/2019 - Rune_73 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic rose champagne! Really expressive, jumping out of the glass, still elegant and interesting.
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11/1/2019 - chablis28 wrote: 92 Points
Always a winner and go to rose champagne for me. Bravo! Better still on night 2 as it unwound and relaxed a smidge.
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11/1/2019 - Rich S Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic rose champagne. Medium to dark pink in color. Nose of strawberries and cream with some hints of floral aromas. Similar flavors on the palate with a bit of orange peel/citrus mixed in. Great texture with a fine mousse and smooth mouthfeel and finish. Just delicious and disappears quickly. Not exactly cheap for NV but really well made.
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10/25/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Continues to be one of my most favorite rose champagnes. Had alongside a DP Rose from 02 and I'm not sure that I didn't prefer this one a bit more. This bottle was a bit more intense than some. Darker red fruits. A bit more heft to it. But still quite a nice and enjoyable wine.
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10/6/2019 - Deadhead wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged December 2016. No notes - we guzzled it.
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9/11/2019 - Arottenstein Likes this wine:
Maybe the best and most consistent food rose out there. Intense strawberry with lemon peel and amazing bubbles. Fresh, not ripe
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9/5/2019 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Earthy, cherry skin notes, vinous character. AT the estate. 90 PN/ 10 Chard
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8/31/2019 - matage Likes this wine: 92 Points
Top Bottle - about 2,5 years in my possession. Drank not tasted. Wild strawberry blood orange and grapefruit, some roasted notes and cream. Playful!
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8/30/2019 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:
Super crisp, enjoyable
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8/25/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
2019 Suntacular--Champagne Tasting to raise money for Laura's House: Getting close to a case of TNs for this wine. Disgorged 11/2017, with 90% PN / 10% Chard. Lime, strawberry with some moderate tension in the structure. Finishes with a good cut of citrus pith and chalky mineral.
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8/24/2019 - WetRock wrote:
Suntacular (Frank Murray's Casa): Reserved nose. Lean and bitter in the way IPA's are. Soily. I likes me some Vilmart but the Rubis bottling has rarely done much for me. This is no exception.
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8/18/2019 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Annual Summer wine event featuring Brisket (Steve and Jennie's): There is ripe red fruit on this, brioche, nuts, and good complexity.
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8/16/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deg dec2017, låt resten ligga ett år till - Med Martin Sahlberg till maten
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8/16/2019 - Ridavids Likes this wine:
Very tasty, nice pinot hints with a clean taste. Not too dry with light bubbles. A delightful rose enjoyable.
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8/10/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Light medium salmon color. Drank a glass over 20 minutes. Brief note. Elegant, pretty red fruits, yeasty, lightly chalky mineraity, floral. 92+pts.
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8/10/2019 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Smokin Meat and Serious Syrah 2.0 (Westport, CT): Interesting as I had a very different experience from the person before me. These are always some of my favorite pink bubbles. Drank this with a large group of friends and this was the first bottle that was finished even though it was one of the later champagne/whites that was opened. It's fresh and easy and bits of red fruit and unlike some of the other champagnes that seemed to need food to be as compelling this is a wine that stands quite comfortably on its own.
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8/10/2019 - Satoshi Nakamoto Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Disgorged in 2017. The most disappointing bottle I’ve had. Thin, unyielding, and missing so much character and distinction on both the nose and palate. Disappointed, but not surprised.
With some air, it improved, but not enough. With Vilmart Rubis bottles always being just barely above average, I think this’ll be my last purchase from this producer. Onto better things.
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7/31/2019 - christyler wrote:
Delicious as always, and always a crowd pleaser. However, the (for the first time) the dosage stood out to me a little bit.
Dg 2016
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7/24/2019 - devraj Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep hazy pink in color. Lovely aromas of toast, red berries, nut oils and a flowery top note. Good depth to the tart-sweet berries, citrus, good acidity and a broad mineral tinged finish.
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7/23/2019 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bright color, delicious candy flavor, lots of bubbles. Great summer drink.
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7/14/2019 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Darker red-rose color; juicy red berry fruits with slight pie crust-yeast aspect; clean, fairly intense with tangy med long finish. Preferred this compared to the Pierre Peters Rose Albane, which was also quite good but more subtle. EWG Entre Nous.
Disgorged No. 2017
10 mo. in barrel
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7/9/2019 - matage wrote: 91 Points
Strawberry, cream, vanilla cheesecake.. just oodles of fun...
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7/8/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Front is stamped L11 07 which I assume means it comes from a 2007 disgorgement, which makes sense because it was in the cellar so long. One taster thought it smelled like a badly washed glass, I thought it fine but it certainly didn't wow. But maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention.
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6/27/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
DG 09/2013, brought to Verona and consumed after walking in 95 degree heat all day.
Gorgeous rosé, one of my go-to wines.
Strawberry, cherry, blood orange. A hint of white pepper and creme bruleé.
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6/15/2019 - jviz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Beautiful orange/salmon color. Red fruit aromatics of fall apple, cranberry with some spicy lift. There's also a faint but pleasant note of lavender or bath soap in the background (just the scent, no soap in this glass). Good acidity and a very nice rose in this price range.
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6/7/2019 - matage wrote: 90 Points
Bold, fruity and charming. Lots of red berries & cream (close to the Swedish candy of half/half marshmallow/strawberry jelly) with some tart notes to finish off. Not really a complex wine complex but "fun".
Bottle bought in 2016
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5/18/2019 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Very “red” fruit expression, cherry soda, strawberry, raspberry, cinnamon, pepper, cooper and lime stone mineral. Excellent concentration, generous red fruit, generous medium fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish. Not a refine Rose but delicious. Drinking beautifully.
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5/11/2019 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine:
Fantastic Rose. Precise, crystalline. I love this and this was disgorged Dec 2017 and I know can get so much better with time from past experience
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4/19/2019 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Disgorged Dec-2016 - consumed over two evenings - bubbles held up well. As always one of my favorite rosés. On the nose - mild hints of wild strawberry. Tastes of strawberry, lemon zest, a touch of watermelon and minerals and salinity on the finish. This is bright and delicious.
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4/17/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deg. Nov 2016 - riktigt bra rose (för priset) nu när den legat ett tag! Köp fler och lägg undan men drick dom inte direkt vid lev!!
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4/7/2019 - Laz4wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely charming wine, not too intense, elegant & soft body with light red fruits, a little fall spice and powder sugar aromas, plus a touch of sweetness on the finish. Nice pairing for goat cheese & carmelized onion tart.
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3/30/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
We pulled it out for a friend's birthday. These are always some of my favorite pink bubbles. They are exactly what I'm looking for when I drink pink bubbles - bit more fruit and lightness and freshness to them. Very easy to drink. Bottle went fast.
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3/19/2019 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
There is ripe red fruit on this, and good complexity.
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3/17/2019 - PLS Napa wrote:
Not my favorite
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3/15/2019 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged 12/2013 - Strawberry/cherry fruit, nice weight and good acidity, drinking very well and showing a bit of age in a good way.
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2/26/2019 - 5laton wrote:
Didn't catch the disgorgement, unfortunately. But this was a surprisingly boring and charmless bottle. It was much better spiked with some '93 Bruno Michel Coteaux Champenois rouge.
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2/21/2019 - coremill wrote: 89 Points
Round, creamy, and delicious, but just a little easy. I would have liked a little more minerality or power.
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2/11/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This bottle has the December 2016 disgorge date. We drank this from paper cups, crushing it within 30 mins. Strawberry, red apple, lime and some chalky structure in the finish. Always delivers for me, regardless of setting or context.
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1/27/2019 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
Disgorged 2015; lovely pale salmon color; excellent concentration, mineral, tangy with pure sour cherry, slight earthiness, pretty complex and long, but didn't take notes. Really liked this for it's mineral and serious character--excellent with the seasoned Brussels sprouts--probably better than the Jacquesson 740 in that pairing. EWG at Little Beast
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1/25/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
DG 09/2013.
Delicious rosé, this wine has great tension, tart citrusy fruit like tangerine and lemon, alongside rhubarb and peppery spice.
Drink now through 2022+.
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1/19/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Continues to be a favorite especially for the price point. This is always a bit light and easy and slightly fruity and a hint of herbal and just comes together very well.
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1/18/2019 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Disgorged Dec-2016. Always a favorite rose champagne - but coming on the heels of the '99 Delamotte Collection - this was a rougher transition. In hindsight this should have been served first as it is a leaner more mineral driven wine with lovely red fruits, but after the richer aged champagne it seemed super lean and tight. After palate adjustment - as enjoyable as always.
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1/2/2019 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Disgorged 11/17. Super fresh and fruity, a very assertive rose. Excellent.
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12/31/2018 - huevosconvino Likes this wine:
Disgorged 11/2017. Fascinating wine. There's a richness in the aroma that suggests strong oak/wood profile, but the palate is smooth and not terribly oaky. Light notes of pomegranate and cassis blend with a lightly funky secondary herbal note that is delightful. Delicious.
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12/30/2018 - rc@ughey wrote: 91 Points
Hyper fresh and hyper drinkable. This shows frozen citrus and subtle red fruits with a dusting of minerals. Great food wine and a crowd please for wine geeks and normal folks alike.
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12/24/2018 - fred o. Likes this wine:
90% pinot noir, 10% chardonnay. disgorged 10/2014. 12.5% abv.
Ruby lightly coppery color with good persistent bead. Nose tart strawberries, faint hint of brioche, starts with some gassy reductiveness that fades with time. On palate, tart acidity, red berries, some good richness. A bit foursquare but good balance and very drinkable with rich food. 91 pts
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11/5/2018 - dbkitc wrote: 90 Points
Nice wine. Salmon roe color. Strawberry fruit and yeast. Lots of effervescence, precise finish. Lots of acidity on the finish. Drier than expected for rose – a theme this weekend! (90)
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11/1/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Soft and fruit on the nose. And palate is crisp and delicious.
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10/1/2018 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious rose, consumed it over a few days. No formal TN.
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9/22/2018 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 90 Points
My third note for the Cuvee Rubis.
It was a nice bottle with the slightly rich body and trademark salinity that I associate with Vilmart Roses. However, like most Vilmart bottlings I've had, it's just missing an extra gear that makes the wine go from very good to great. It's a step above some champagnes in its price range (like Heidsieck or Roederer), but at this point in time, I'd rather shell out a bit extra for Billecart-Salmon.
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9/5/2018 - Pknut wrote:
Another bottle from a cache I bought years ago, and this might be the best showing. Right after uncorking, this shows a lively palate with lots of energy and a lovely raspberry crème palate. Fine bead. Precise, focused red fruited palate with raspberry crème. October 2014 disgorgement.
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8/31/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Another bottle from the 10/2015 disgorgement. Salmon color with a distinct tangy quality of strawberry, green apple, melon and lime. Lots of energy and a zesty, coiled finish.
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8/17/2018 - cmueller Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wife and I loved this, excellent balance. Looking to purchase more.
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8/3/2018 - Lord Rodney wrote: 92 Points
Really beautiful Rosé!!!
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7/31/2018 - mwneil Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent wine, solid bubbles, beautiful rose color, dry with good complexity and nicely structured, some what unique Champagne, good fruit but not a candy flavored rose, drank with magret of duck which was a great pairing, will drink again.
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7/30/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged Oct-2014 (10% Chard/90% Pinot Noir). Was thrilled to find this in the wine section of a small grocery store in Cannon Beach, OR - and what a lovely way to kick off our vacation. Always one of my favorite Roses - this delivered and with a few years of bottle age even has an additional layer of complexity. The fruit comes through with that lovely minerality that hangs on through the finish. Is there anything better than drinking pink bubbles outside sitting around a campfire?
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7/20/2018 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:
Very good, excellent wine
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7/18/2018 - hajoha wrote: 90 Points
Degosjert i 2014.
Noen år på baken har gjort denne godt.
Flott på duft med blodappelsin som fremtredende.
Mikroskopiske bobler gir strålende mousse.
Pen modning på frukten og fin friskhet.
Ikke stor konsentrasjon, men er balansert.
Blodappelsinen dukker opp på smak også og gir den en kledelig svakt bitter knekk i finish.
Spennende vin synes jeg.
Brukbar lengde med lekker mineralitet.
Leskende og deilig i varmen!
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7/11/2018 - David J Cooper wrote: 92 Points
Very pretty coral pink. Medium intense mousse. Rich berry fruit with hints of toasty oak and raspberry cream. Rich berry flavours and lots of acid to close up shop.
This shows some nice yeasty development but is mostly about the berry fruit.
Degorged in 2009.
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7/10/2018 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 90 Points
Generously opened by Frank, our gracious host for the evening. Disgorged in 2015, this was a refined, energetic, and lovely Champagne Rose that was perfect for reinvigorating the palate after tasting so many wines. With plenty of acidity, balance, and classic red berry and spice notes, it drank beautifully.
I'm curious to see how this ages, especially since this is my new house champagne now that the Billecart Rose has priced me out.
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7/9/2018 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Disgorged 2009. Had to shut my eyes and sip again to see if, blind, I would guess it was pink. I think so, there's just this bit of extract in the toastiness. Drinks beautifully.
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7/7/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged 10/2015, has the new white facing label. Opened last night, kept stoppered until this morning. Light salmon colored. Strawberry, raspberry, tangy, some yeastiness and a savory quality with a citrusy finish. As usual, this is lovely bubbles.
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7/4/2018 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Last minute get together (Kevin's house): There is ripe red fruit on this, and good complexity.
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6/30/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
It's Too Damn Hot to Drink Reds (Again) (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Lighter medium salmon color. Drank a glass plus over 45 minutes. Well, this was the class over the Champagne today. Such an elegant and polished rose, this drinks exactly like I'd make it myself. Featherweight but with so much depth and energy, this has great acid and lift, pretty red fruits, yeast, chamomile, red berries, beeswax; delightfully tart and crisp with some tart green melon on the back end. So, so good.
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6/30/2018 - peterpan2015 wrote: 91 Points
90% pinot noir. Very beautiful pink to the colour. Lots of fine small bubbles. Light berries scent to the nose. Crisp berries with sugary flavour to the mouth. Would think this is overly light to my taste. Definitely does not have the pear taste and smoky scent compared to some "full-bodies" champagne. Nonetheless, this rosé has one of the best pink colour I've ever seen.
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6/29/2018 - maxima wrote: 89 Points
Bu en succ.
Cher mais bien fait et vif.
Fraises et citrons avec une belle finale suave et fine.
Bien.
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6/12/2018 - brigcampbell wrote:
I had this bottling a number of times and have one in the cellar. It's definitely one of my favorite Rosé. Light salmon color. The fruit is lean, candied strawberry and cherry. The raw dough note shows at the finish which is unique.
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6/10/2018 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: 91 Points
Champagne Rose exploration 2018: 🏅 Rating: 91/100 (4,1⭐)
Light rose color. Intense aromas of red berries, floral. More intensity as opposed to LR'12 from the same flight. Fuller body and focus. Bitterness of pink grapefruit
Fresh and ample.
Lacks finesse of LR.
Blend of 1er Cru own vineyards: 90% of PN of which 10% is red wine. 10% Chardonnay. Aged 10 months in large oak casks. No MLF. Dosage 9g/l."
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6/10/2018 - matage wrote: 90 Points
Missed to note the deg-date but this was quite different from my last bottle (deg 2014) but it had to be from the same batch or one bought one year later. Didn't really get the green strawberry/cream approach from the last bottle but instead smacking of red grapefruit. A lot more acidic and gave the impression of lower dosage/complexity. Still a quality bottle, though my personal preference leans towards the first bottle.
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6/10/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged 12/2016. 90% PN, 10 Chard. Dosage not listed but I believe this sees about 8-10 g/l. Salmon colored, fresh acidity, strawberry, lightly creamy with medium weight. We drank this alongside the 12 Paul Bara SC Rose and I just sense a better delineation from the Vilmart against the Bara.
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6/9/2018 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
Nose: The nose is rich, yet demure filled with red cherries, strawberries, white florals, red florals, custard, fresh picked berries, mineral tones, and some pears.
Taste: Full bodied with high acidity. The acidity is well integrated and refreshing. There is some refinement to the feel with excellent balanced backed up by tones of red cherries, strawberries, white and red florals, white chocolate, mineral tones, and an explosion of incense/potpourri on the back end that is delightful.
Overall: This is from a 9/13 disgorgement and it is sailing along. This is a beautiful bottle that is well in harmony right now.
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6/3/2018 - ve23 Likes this wine: 90 Points
90/100
Оранжевое практически. Чуть с хлебушком и земляникой, плюс шиповник, а во рту со щипующим, чуть вязким, полным, мощным ощущением.
Интересно, хоть и без величия.
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5/19/2018 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Finished the last of 6 bottles purchased last year, and each has been consistent. Balanced, tasty, and more complex than most Rose Champagne at this price point.
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5/13/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Always one of my favorites. It's wild strawberry and fresh herbs and a nice lightness and very tasty. Need to find more of this again.
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5/12/2018 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged Nov. '16. Strawberry, blood orange, mineral. Well-balanced and great with food
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4/14/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
It's like bubbly strawberries in a glass. In a good way. Not overly sweet or anything, but the fruit jumps out. Very fresh and compelling. I really enjoy these. One of my favorite Roses (esp for the price).
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3/20/2018 - christyler wrote: 93 Points
The texture here is incredible- so silky it almost feels like a still wine. This is much more reserved and refined than the typical Ambonnay rose. A little shy on the nose and palate, but still lots of juicy red fruit. The whole package is outstanding, and I’m very curious to follow the remaining bottles.
Dg Nov 16
13/14 vintages
Bottle 1/6
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2/24/2018 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
This had a lovely fresh taste along with the power and spice. I'm pleased to see I have a couple of these enroute.
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2/18/2018 - wagonwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Raspberry and cream with nice intensity and seduction.. Quite sexy all around, and a standout in the amidst other pink Champagnes.
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2/18/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Barolo & Barbaresco (Nolo's Kitchen, Mpls): Medium salmon color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Note to self, always get more of these. Wonderful across the board, a beautiful nose, bright with floral notes of roses and and strawberry, chiffon, cherry cream, delicate, fine mousse. The palate has a wonderful creamy texture, strawberry, strawberry chiffon, very elegant and lifted, balanced, fresh and lively. Delightfully dreamy. 93+pts.
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1/29/2018 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 91 Points
Chinese food and old Bordeaux? Sure! (Q by Peter Chang): This is mostly Pinot Noir, 90%, and comes across as a more vinous Champagne, more like a red wine than a bubbly, but the bubbles were there indeed, providing pleasing texture to the lip smacking, rich, raspberry and strawberry galore flavors. A fun way to kick off a fun day! Thanks Kevin Shin for this bottle.
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1/28/2018 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux and Peking Duck (Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland): Once again, simply delicious. Expressive nose displaying bright sweet red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, cherry soda, pepper, limestone and cooper. Beautiful balance, ample amount of bright and sweet red fruit, generous fine mousse, good acidity, excellent mineral presence and a long clean bright red fruit driven finish. Really tasty.
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1/25/2018 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 91 Points
I echo the praises of this absolutely delicious champagne rosé. Perhaps it’s not worth 95 points, like some of these generous tasters may think, but it’s certainly fantastic by any objective standard. Easily better than some of the big name producers I’ve had with its delicate, saline, and fruit-forward qualities. Would love to have this again!
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1/1/2018 - Bobk82 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful Rose Champagne. Color is Beautiful. Nice Red Fruit. Strong on the Strawberry, but still has those beautiful autolytic components coming through. Just so VIBRANT and Balanced. I love the grower/producer as well.
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12/30/2017 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Very elegant dry gorgeous rose.
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12/22/2017 - WST Likes this wine:
Fantastic. Vinous sparkler. Better with time, but hard to resist now
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12/16/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
As Brig says, this comes across as a rather complete package - for my palate - with an ideal concentration and fruit/mineral profile. Fresh, but not aggressive. Very nice, but better when there is more than one bottle on hand. A pleasure. recommended
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12/13/2017 - WST Likes this wine:
One of my favorite Rosé Champagnes. I love the mouthfeel. Gorgeous nose and palate, perfect balance.
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11/15/2017 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Drank with Bob P and Dave Mc at Cafe Marbella. Still entirely youthful. Strawberry cream aromas. Drank as dessert. Full, yet crisp, still needs more time. Could have given this 4-5 hours more air. 2012 disgorgement and I’d have to extend the drinking window, 2015-2037.
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11/11/2017 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 95 Points
This had 3 or more years on the cork and like all Vilmart's Champagne only gets better!!! Also got better with air. Just amazing juice!! Gorgeous with trout pate !!
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9/23/2017 - Lord Rodney wrote: 91 Points
So fine and decadent!
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9/10/2017 - brigcampbell wrote:
Book Club (FMIII in the OC): This has it all for me. The best of what champagne rose can do at a great price. Crisp, clean, dry, and light red berries. Yummy stuff.
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9/10/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Yet another bottle of this, actually 2 750s that we polished off with a coconut cake dessert. Like all the past bottles, these showed very zesty, with saline, strawberry and lime. Excellent.
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9/9/2017 - TXRhoneRanger wrote: 93 Points
Creamy mousse. Soft edged. NV been bottled for 3+ years. Generous Pinot fruit shining though. Strawberry creme, golden apple, and a deep king salmon color. Gentle attack leads into a big wash of fruit on the palate. As the wine warms up, the oak shines though a little bit. Nothing offensive, but it lets you know this is a luxury cuvee. Almost the texture of a Rose de Riceys. Wish I had a bucket of raspberries with this win.
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9/3/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Another October 2014 disg'd bottle. This one drank with a terrific imprint of raspberry, as well as strawberry, with a refreshing minerality in the finish. Really a super bottle of bubbly yet again.
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8/31/2017 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 92 Points
This has the trademark Vilmar fine mousse and dosage balance, but real sweetness from the fruit from a rose. 90% PN, 10% chardonnay but it doesn't feel too fresh - although the acid is certainly there. Delicious and full of ripe red fruit - drink now for the drinkability or wait 3yrs for more integration and complexity. One of the best value rose champagnes I can think of (together with Pierre Peters), and will be stellar with a bit of age. I love this, but prefer the vintage Rubis - which I buy instead of the Cellier d'Or. 92/93pts
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8/25/2017 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points
The dinner with Jeannie Cho Lee (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): I drank a bottle at home only a few days ago. My last minute addition as the simple deliciousness seemed ideal for a nice summer night. Very similar to the last bottle but the fruit expression is slightly less red. Expressive nose displaying raspberry, cherry soda, strawberry rhubarb tart, brioche, white pepper and mineral. Fine mousse giving very airy impression, strong mineral presence and a medium to long clean finish. Neither the most complex nor polished but rather simply delicious!
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8/23/2017 - dcwino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pure delicious red fruit, cherry soda, strawberry, a hint of yeast, white pepper and limestone. Very fine mousse, bright sweet red fruit, strong mineral presence and a clean finish. The palate starts with sweet red fruit but the finish is quite dry. This is a straightforward but delicious champagne with generous pure sweet red fruit.
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8/4/2017 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged 10/2014. So pure with strawberry, rhubarb and some light baked bread notes. Very fresh with a driving bead and acidity. Terrific NV rose.
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7/21/2017 - chablis28 wrote: 92 Points
Think this is the first time I've had this wine and it did not disappoint. Such an elegant pretty wine with superb balance and depth.
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7/21/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Pretty in Pink (Craig & Nita's Place): Light salmon color. Have I mentioned how much I love this wine. This is an elegant wine, very pretty red fruits, plenty of yeast and mid palate minerality to go with some dried roses on top of a crisp presentation. Delicious. We lost some chill on a hot evening or it would have been even better.
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6/13/2017 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
A week in Paris - with a side trip to Reims; 6/8/2017-6/14/2017: Tasting visit to Vilmart & Cie. What a great value this wine is for less than $30 purchased at the Domaine. Beautiful pink color, bright acidity which wakes up the palate with some luscious red fruits underlying, with a nice minerality. Really enjoyable and fun to drink!
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6/10/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Brought it out to toast to two friends' engagement. It is always just a super fun wine. Who doesn't like pink bubbles? Light strawberry notes and maybe some floral as well. Will continue to seek these out. One of my favorite roses from a QPR perspective.
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6/4/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Disgorged Oct 2014. Man this is such great bubbly. My 3rd bottle now and this stuff continues to show so well. Bitter cherry, strawberry, green apple, pink grapefruit that finishes with great acidity and some chalk. So good, and such a screaming deal from Envoyer. Continues to be the best Rose bubbly I have tasted in many months.
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6/3/2017 - brigcampbell wrote:
Riping acidity and tart strawberry. Lemon and peel backend. Great Rosé value.
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6/2/2017 - StainedGlass wrote: 91 Points
For me, a more interesting and elegant Rose than Ruinart.
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5/28/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 95 Points
DG 09/2013. This is a strikingly delicious rose.
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5/27/2017 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
90% Pinot, 10% Chardonnay. Disgorged 10-15. Good wine but not a blockbuster. I thought this lacked complexity, i.e. a bit light in the shorts. Nicely compartmentalized and balanced, good acid, even tasty. Yet...I'd like to know from what years this is blended. $50 from Envoyer.
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5/26/2017 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Simply fantastic rose, in my view probably the best NV rose champagne out there. Aging is kind to this wine as well!
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5/15/2017 - dbkitc wrote: 91 Points
Salmon egg color. Robust bubbles that is a great food wine. Depth, sweet fruit - robust style. (91)
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4/28/2017 - FullPolicyLimits Likes this wine:
consistent with previous notes....on the prowl for more from this esoteric house
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4/19/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This bottle delivered, just as the one did a year ago when I had bought a couple without any intention other than to try them. That initial bottle back then was one of the best finds I made in 2016. I was then able to source another handful of these and the bottle tonight delivered again. Great lean feel, with a mixture of acidity and tension in the core of the wine, and as the bubbles faded away and it became fairly still, it drank with a lot of class. Super.
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4/3/2017 - FullPolicyLimits Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just a gorgeous bubbly. Fine powerful bubbles, acid in balance. Clean strawberry and floral taste profile with a creamy midpalate. Finesse here. Not a Grand Cru but damn, not far off either. Definitely on the lookout for more of this.
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2/15/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Yum, Valentine's Day wine with my dear wife. Bottle drained.
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2/6/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
Yum, superbowl wine. See prev TN.
DG 09/2013.
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11/27/2016 - sevo wrote: 92 Points
Nose that combines elements of a floral and mineral nature. Very fine bubbles in glass which leads into an acidic strawberry taste. The palate lingers very pleasantly for some time.
Not a powerful wine, but feminine and excellent structure. Quite enjoyable. I have several bottles left and believe this will hold up favorably for several years
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10/19/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This continues to be an excellent way to start a meal. Very festive pink bubbles that have lovely soft bubbles and hints of red fruit. Went very well with a lemon shrimp start we had. Very much enjoyed.
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10/1/2016 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I'm with Matage and the experience he put in his TN prior to mine--this was a surprise. Not had this bottling before, and as much as I dig the Dethune and Saves Roses, this was on par or better. It took time to flesh out, as the first glass was a little rugged but when I got to the second glass about 1/2 hr in, wowza. This is mostly PN and it tastes like, showing beautiful red fruit tones and even a lick of green apple. Refreshing, creamy, lithe. I bought two of these and it's one of those bottles that I wish I would have known what was under the cork as I would have bought 6-8 of them. Beautiful stuff.
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8/27/2016 - matage wrote: 92 Points
A really pleasant surprise. Bottle degorged Oct 2014 and poured a vivid mousse.
Green strawberries, raspberry with cream & vanilla on the nose. Creamy taste of red berries, mineral, citrus (limezest?) and some spice with light honey floral notes lingering..
Evolved significantly to day two so I'm in no hurry to open the next (if I can help myself...)
One of the best bottles of Rose I've had to date!
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8/2/2016 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorged 9/13. Brought a bottle of this to Hunan restaurant in London to celebrate my wife's birthday - the extra two years in bottle since I bought this at Vilmart have taken the edge of the fruitiness and it has developed more nuances and grace. I like both stages for this wine as it is really sexy in its youthful exhuberant stage also - but the extra maturity suited us very well to accompany to lovely food. It went remarkably well with the variety of dishes and paired well the spiciness of some courses. I generally love champagne with food, and with Asian food in particular I find it to often be the best universal match. A red Burgundy (Gevrey Chambertin 2006) which followed also did a decent job but was in the shadow of this beautiful champagne. Really nice showing.
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7/2/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
My last bottle of NV Vilmart Rubis.
It's my birthday, so I grab what I love...this cuvee (and the 09/2012 disgorgement) has been gorgeous over the past few years.
Up to it's same level of greatness tonite, showing off tense strawberry and tangerine flavors, interwoven with spice and citrus. Chalk and minerality leave a nice sense of terroir on the long and deeply satisfying finish.
Gotta get some more of this delicious wine for future celebrations.
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6/18/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Gary's Big Wine Thingee (Gary's Place, Hudson, WI): Light salmon color. - very pretty. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. I just loved this wine again. Almost ethereal, poised and elegant. Nice florals, strawberry cream, citrus, tart, mineral, wonderfully clean and fresh. Very consistent with a bottle we had almost a year ago.
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5/14/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Afternoon on the patio up in Vermont. It's hard not to like pink bubbles and I feel a bit like this breaks my rule that there's really good champagne (Salon, etc.) and then everything else. Perhaps it's that the bubbles are just a bit on the softer more cashmere side and the hints of strawberry and other red fruits are subtle are well done. Enjoyable wine. Bottle went fast.
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5/8/2016 - vindictive wrote:
excellent - fresh strawberries, a little earthy, vegetable garden, nice with smoked fish, but also good with chicken and aioli
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3/26/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
'08s for the Elite Eight (The Apt): While not exactly fitting the theme for the night ('08s for the Elite Eight), it's always fun to start with pink bubbles. This is one of my favorites, especially for the price. Hints of strawberry, very soft bubbles. Touch of complexity there. Good start to the evening.
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3/18/2016 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Mark. 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay. Bright raspberry salmon color. Floral aromas. Nutty with cranberry , woody and lime notes. Full bodied. Deep minerally finish. 93 points.
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2/12/2016 - gwkozar Likes this wine: 91 Points
served too chilled. red fruits, hints of earthiness as wine warmed up, but by then it was almost done.
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1/1/2016 - charleshetzel wrote: 92 Points
Served with Caviar on Christmas Day. Beautiful sparkling wine!
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12/27/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light salmon color. Fine, light mousse. Bright strawberry and cherry pit, full tannic finish. Very good, needs time.
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12/8/2015 - tzelmer wrote: 91 Points
Subtle red fruit, floral, mineral hints. Opened up slowly over a 2 hours, revealing more detailed red fruit and a saline/tonic quality that was interesting. Not very rich, subtlety and finesse describe this wine best.
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11/2/2015 - scyrene Likes this wine: 92 Points
Luminous mid salmon, plentiful bead. Deep fruit nose with caramel overtones. Rich, very toasty. Lots of cherry fruit, even some spice. Delicious and a lot more characterful than many NV rosés. [Cork + cage; 12.5% abv; Gauntleys of Nottingham, £54.13]
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10/31/2015 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH Bordeaux Auction; 10/30/2015-10/31/2015 (Chicago, IL): This is on the more elegant and floral end of the spectrum, with pretty red fruits on the nose. The palate is a bit sweet with bright acidity and loads of tart red fruit. Very delicate and great freshness. Absolutely delicious, though this is clearly not quite as concentrated as the vintage Rubis.
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10/17/2015 - River Rat Likes this wine:
Old Vines Offline III (Mi Casa): Lovely starter with generous fruit on the nose and palate. Fresh and lively while a bit sweet. I preferred it on day 2 as the sweetness was toned down in favor of more acidity.
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10/15/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
Enjoyed over several days, this is just a delicious rose Champagne, no formal note, but we all loved it.
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9/21/2015 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 94 Points
REALLY enjoyed this! Had a wonderful softness, everything at peace together…yet refreshingly bright and alive. Cherry, raspberry, blood orange, lemon fruit….pretty cherry blossom florals, dried rose potpourri….tiny tingly bubbles, ginger ale citrus….even picked up some weight, and drank extremely well right down to the last drop! Need more of this!
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8/21/2015 - christyler wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyed this quite a bit, but not nearly as much as my previous experience. A very nice showing full of rich red fruit. Texture was not as fine as I'd expect from Vilmart. I'm just being cranky - still a very good wine.
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8/20/2015 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Apertif - wine dinner at Press, St. Helena - light pink, fine bubbles, light strawberry aroma, bright and clean with a touch of red fruits - very nice to enjoy while browsing the cellar of amazing back vintage Napa wines at Press
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8/10/2015 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Just a great NV Rose with beautiful berries jumping out of the glass. Great stuff.
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8/7/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Sad to be finishing our last of these. Still some of the best pink bubbles from a value perspective that I've had. Light strawberry on the nose and palette. Very tasty.
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8/5/2015 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Wednesday Afternoon Mini on the Deck (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Great deep salmon color. Drank 2 glasses over 45 minutes. I hadn't had this edition (purchased 12/14) and its been some time since since having the cuvee. Well it did not disappoint and it delivers a wow wine. Even better than recent bottles of Billecart-Salmon and Camille Saves, though it would surely be fun to drink them side by side. The nose sings with fresh picked strawberries, cherry chiffon, and bright floral notes that are accented by the suave mineral notes. The palate is light and sophisticated, strawberry rhubarb, strawberry, delicate cherry mousse, with crisp acid and focused minerality and a long finish. This is just so precise and clean; very hard to beat this at two to three times the price.
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8/5/2015 - Mattshank wrote: 92 Points
Hanging out at Kevin's (Rocknroller) (Kevin's House): Nose: Cherries, cornbread, and rhubarb aromas. Palate: Perfect acidity contrasts the red fruit flavors. Fairly long finish. Super clean.
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7/10/2015 - MindMuse wrote: 93 Points
This always delivers and delights. Elegant, lovely, delicious.
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6/26/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This wine always pleases, but then again who doesn't like pink bubbles? It's lightly fruity, dry, pairs well with food but can also be drunk on its own. Sorry that we are down to our last few - may need to seek out some more. Enjoyable.
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6/12/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 90 Points
11/12 vintage, rose d'assemblage, very round, red berries, acidity well integrated and balanced
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5/29/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This champagne always seems to deliver and at the price point is probably one of my favorites. Nice and light and bubbles are fine enough with a touch of a strawberry undertone. Easy to drink and a nice start to the meal.
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5/21/2015 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 93 Points
Elegant fine.bubble stream through a fairly deep salmon pink. Pretty powerful nose with lots of red fruit & especially strawberries. Very fine, elegant palate. Lovely balance. Huge elegance, notably so for a rosé.
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3/8/2015 - wizzard wrote: 93 Points
excellent as always
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2/14/2015 - gfish Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged July, 2012.
Another outstanding bottle. The fruits are subtle and in the raspberry, bitter red cherry spectrum. The acidity is very high and that paired well with the sushi I paired this with. The mousse was very good on this bottle as well. When I gave the chef a taste for him to try to pair it he said the flavor he found most was red apple skin and I can sense it too.
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2/13/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
DG 09/2012.
So very delicious, enjoyed as a carry in bottle at Daveed's Next.
Beautiful red fruit and tense acidity, all in beautiful balance.
Drinks well now through 2020 or so.
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1/11/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 94 Points
Opened upon arrival of dear friends. This is a brilliant sparkling wine, gorgeous mousse, beautifully strawberry and rhubarb flavors, coupled with tense apple. This is a stunning rose Champagne. DG 09/2012.
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1/2/2015 - yofog wrote:
This was the 50/50 '10/'11 blend, and it's problematic: lean and green and a little mean, although I found a lot to like as my palate tends that way anyway, and it is certainly vinous and red fruity with interesting minty/leafy notes, but it's aggressive and biting, too. I was the only one of the group who enjoyed it.
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1/1/2015 - Billigan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Consistent with prior notes. Creamy strawberry and brioche, balanced and fresh. The most reliably excellent NV rose champy around for the money.
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12/25/2014 - BrunelloBob wrote:
Christmas 2014. Came off a little flat between the Vilmart Brut and the Gratien. Lacked snappiness/pizazz. Would not buy again at cost
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11/30/2014 - Wink Likes this wine: 92 Points
Brought to Boca for Nine's birthday dinner. Did not disappoint. In different years this wine has a different personality. This version (released about a year ago) is more soft and ripe with more sweet cherries. Not as tart as some years. Not as creamy as others. Everyone loved it as an aperitif.
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11/22/2014 - gfish Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bottle disgorged Sept, 2011
I took this to a BYOB sushi place and it was phenomenal. When it's a good bottle it remains one of my top rose Champagnes. This needs food. 92-93
- Like good bottles of the past the nose had notes of cranberry, raspberry and red cherry
- On the palate the tart red berry flavors of raspberry, red cherry, cranberry continued. The acidity was excellent and the mousse was very good.
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10/31/2014 - Fosgrove Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good but better on the second night when the bubbles - still very persistent - had calmed down a bit
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10/26/2014 - Harry Cantrell Likes this wine: 90 Points
Salmon color. Nose bright, citrus, yeasty. Taste was fresh, citrus. I usually am not the biggest fan of rose, but this was good.
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10/21/2014 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Raspberry, strawberry, nicely balanced acidity and good focus. Vilmart is on absolute top form right now. This is the second bottle I am sampling after visiting the house last month, after tasting a terrific Grand Cellier NV the cuvée Rubis is wowing me tonight.such fine mousse and intense berry flavours. Vilmart is on top form right now. I have been visiting the house for over 13 years regularly and I find that quality, which has always been exceptional, has increased further. Disgorged 9/13.
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9/14/2014 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Drank at the Williams' with some veggie chili. Nice and creamy, but wasn't too talkative today. This was gone before we knew it. Drink next in 2016.
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7/26/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This wine continues to be wonderful. Nice light red fruit - raspberry, strawberry. Very fine bubbles. Fun wine.
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7/5/2014 - Rieslingfan Likes this wine:
Holy cow! This was the last bottle from a purchase in 2004! I ran across it in the cellar a few weeks ago, and figured it might still be alive. Was it ever! Deep, ripe strawberry fruit was still prominent, but had developed an even deeper richness, with herbal and warm bread tones. It was mouthfilling and persistent, holding up well through our dinner. Amazing Champagne!
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6/28/2014 - devraj Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark salmon color with fine beads and vigorous mousse. Bright aromas of wild strawberries, raspberries, touch of almond oil and minerals. A lush and fruity palate shows good depth to the small and ripe red berry fruits, good tension and acidity on the palate with a long minerally finish. Nothing too pretentious and complex about this, just a rather lovely and food friendly Champagne.
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6/21/2014 - aaronwine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice bottle but expected a little more since it was $80. It was the top Rose recommendation at my local wine store and I bought without research to celebrate. I'm not disappointed but would not buy at $80 price point again - more like $60. Refined, elegant, well balanced and simple. Perhaps would do better with a little aging to add some complexity. Overall enjoyable.
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6/21/2014 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Karolina's Birthday: Pale pink. Sweet nose of strawberry and a light yeasty note. Very smooth and nicely balanced. Hardly and acidity and a higher dosage that fits the wine just perfect. A nice aperitif Champagne but I can see it also as a companion to desserts and light meats. Drink now
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5/30/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Salmon, saignée like color; peach, light strawberry, cherry, richer, some yeast, rich and persistent, muscular, fresh, mouthfilling, red fruit echoes on the long finish, sweet cherry; delicious- could drink all day long; great with salmon rillettes.
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5/18/2014 - western Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent notes.
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5/13/2014 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very classy and elegant. Precise and beautifully balanced with pamplemousse, gardenia, peony, rind zest. Very layered champagne with great mouthfeel and textures.
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5/9/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 91 Points
Zachy's Wine Auction - Spring 2014 (Smith & Wollensky (48th & 3rd Ave)): Wow - what a great recommendation from some fellow CTers! This really showed well. We had it alongside a vintage Charles Heidsick and I thought this blew it out of the water. Very fine bubbles, great red fruits - mostly strawberry. After my first Krug last year I tend to compare all champagnes to that and this is not the same level, but given that it's half the price it's a great deal.
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5/3/2014 - VoteferPedro wrote: 92 Points
Sat in cellar for 3 years and was best by far with toasted aromas of bread and yeast and a fresh palate cleansing strawberry and the lovely color
-originally purchased for my wife,but I am not sure who is enjoying it more!
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4/30/2014 - docjer Likes this wine: 87 Points
SLI. OXIDIZED, COLOR SLI. RUSTY, NOT ROSE'. STILL FRUITY
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4/21/2014 - western Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light salmon color. Nose offers up small red fruits, flowers, spice.
Fine bead. On palate creamy mousse with cherry, strawberry flavors with lovely mineral acidity. Long finish.
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4/14/2014 - Javatrader wrote: 93 Points
Wow!
Nose- Bready not yeasty, dusty, peach, melon
Strawberries abound, weighty yet elegant, rose water, some zingy lemon there on the edges as well
Don't mistake all this fruitiness for sweetness. This is a fantastic NV effort.
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4/11/2014 - MWiking wrote: 72 Points
Denna är inte bra, smakar som man glömt plocka bort grenarna jordgubbar med sur asti.
jag hoppas det var nåt fel på denna flaska för det var inte värt några 395 kr. smakar billigt mousserande.
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4/10/2014 - Patrik H Does not like this wine: 70 Points
On the nose, a very uninteresting nose. strawberry, green undertones
On the palate, lack balance, high acidity, citrus, metal and mineral
medium + finish
what a disappointment
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3/22/2014 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Nose: The nose is well balanced and perfumed with red fruits, citrus, mineral notes, red berries, and some red florals. There is excellent depth and style to the nose as well with a fatter quality to the tones.
Taste: Medium/Full bodied with high acidity. The structure is quite noticeable with red fruits, citrus tones, minerals, red berries, and some strawberries.
Overall: In no shocker, this is a wonderful Rose. It's beautifully balanced with a real sense of style as well.
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3/1/2014 - western Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pink/Salmon color. Nose offers up cherries, raspberry, spice, oak.
Visually fine bead and on palate explosive mousse. Palate express red fruits in particular tart cherries with mouth filling minerality. Very low dosage. Long finish. VG for NV wine.
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2/15/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep pink. Some yeasty tones and red wine smells. Moderate dosage that you feel on the entry but finishes dry and tannic. Intense dark cherry fruit with a hint of spice, quite full, persistent aftertaste. First time I've tried this cuvee and really enjoyed it. I do not know the disgorgement date, but this particular bottling would surely benefit from more time.
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2/14/2014 - gfish Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged Sept, 2011.
This bottle was really showing well. I drank it with sashimi.
- Excellent cranberry and raspberry notes danced with the crisp acidity and strong mousse. It reminded me why I like this wine so much. When it's on it works well...
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2/6/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
OMG. This is fantastic. Disgorged 09/2012.
Beautiful yet gentle mousse. Gorgeous med salmon color.
Nose shows off med intensity strawberry and raspberry fruits, yeast, tangerine.
Palate shows a dry wine, med(+) in body, with med alcohol(-). Notes of cherry pit, strawberry, wet soil, and mild yeasty notes lead into a rosé which has med(+) acidity and a med(+) length finish of red fruits, tangerine citrus, and soil.
This is a rather vinous Champagne made in a style for those who really appreciate wine...not just looking for some carbonation. Drinking beautifully now, will further improve another 2-3 years and drink well through 2023.
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1/4/2014 - David_T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Starting the New Year right (Columbus Berserkers offline #3) (Chris P's): Everyone enjoyed this. Pleasant nose with strawberry, cream and yeast. The palate matches with under-ripe strawberry adding a nice amount of citrus. Also quite acidic.
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1/2/2014 - copdyke wrote: 91 Points
Dwam!!
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1/1/2014 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Nose: The nose is well balanced and fat with red berries, strawberries, citrus, crushed rocks, and red florals. There is excellent depth to this with the nose being wide open.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with high acidity. The acidity on this disgorgement is extremely noticeable with classy tones of strawberries, crushed rocks, red berries, and some citrus notes.
Overall: This is a beautiful rose champagne. While it has a richness to it, there is a regalness a well.
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12/31/2013 - Wink Likes this wine: 90 Points
My first bottle of this lot. Light pink/salmon. Fine effervescence. Nose of yeast, strawberry and citrus. Bright palate of cherry, strawberry, citrus, and minerals. Excellent length. Energetic acidity. This young NV is superb. This bottle lacks some of the depth and creaminess of previous lots of Cuvee Rubis, perhaps reflecting its youth.
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12/29/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Strawberry cream palate. Ripe and round with high acid. Yogurt palate. Lots of orange notes.
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12/13/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 90 Points
Disgorged Sep 2012. PnP, then consumed over 3 days.
Beautiful bright salmon color, fine stream of tiny bubbles.
Nose showed developing, med intensity aromas of fresh strawberries, oranges, lemon and some minerals.
The palate shows barely perceptible sweetness, with med body and med alcohol (12.5% abv), and echoes aromas from the nose, with strawberry, raspberry, orange zest, and wet rocks. There is med acidity, nice and fresh but not overly acidic for this rounder style, with a med length finish that also repeat set the palate.
A very good quality wine, left me wanting for a bit more structure and complexity, but very delicious nonetheless. Drinking well now, for the next 4-5 years.
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11/9/2013 - zscheiner Likes this wine:
Pretty nose, ripe strawberries and flowers. Great red berry fruit and lemony acidity. Much better than my last bottle a year and a half ago.
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10/16/2013 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Bottle disgorged Sept, 2011.
Took to BYOB sushi restaurant.
As with other bottles this had excellent acidity and great flavors of raspberry, cranberry and even watermelon (especially as temp was warmer). This bottle again shows why I think this is one of the best rose Champagnes out there.
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9/18/2013 - honest bob wrote: 89 Points
Jura, Puligny Montrachet and Champagne; 9/8/2013-9/20/2013: Redcurrant scent; light raspberry and ripe redcurrant entry with some quite sturdy redcurrant-pip-like tannins on the midpalate; the finish has the grip of a light, young, well-made PN from Beaune. 90% PN, 10% Chard, no malo, disgorged September 2012. 89P
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8/15/2013 - JeffGMorris wrote:
From the same lot/disgorgement that we have been drinking from for about 10 years. This is a NV that keeps getting stronger and stronger with no signs of letting up. Saved some for a 2nd night with a cork in the bottle and while not quite as strong a mousse on day 2 it still had plenty of sparkle and tasted almost identical to day 1. This is one I will hate to see the last bottle of emptied.
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8/4/2013 - VoteferPedro wrote:
Medium mouse, strawberry tartness on the palate.
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6/26/2013 - dsimmons Likes this wine:
Enjoyed on a sunny afternoon. Very nice bubbly. Drink them up.
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6/14/2013 - ovenmitt wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful red/copper with fine bubbles. Smelled very strongly of strawberries when first opened and then faded to yeast, lemon, and stone notes. Tasted like Luden's cherry cough drops, strawberries, with a long lemon and stone finish. It settled down with air and developed some cinnamon on the finish as well. This one was very good and quite complex but a little too confection for me.
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5/1/2013 - dmalcolm wrote: flawed
Only acid and mousse - devoid of fruit
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3/30/2013 - MindMuse Likes this wine: 92 Points
With S1, S2, and our spice. This bubbly just pops with beautiful feminine fruit and aroma profiles. Such pure and pinpoint sexy texture. It wasn't Gone in 60 Seconds, but it didn't last very much longer. A delight. 92+
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3/28/2013 - MayValley wrote: 90 Points
Strawberries, citrus fruit... very pure and fruit driven aromas.
The palate was very crisp and fruity. Medium bodied and dominated by red fruit. It was served to bouillabaisse... a good match.
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3/24/2013 - Yme wrote: 84 Points
90% Pinot Noir 10% Chardonnay
A - salmon pink
N - delicate rose, hint of butter
P - brioche, cassis, vegetal, short length
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2/26/2013 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged Sept, 2011
Took this bottle to BYOB sushi.
It took a little time but this bottle opened up very nicely. The temperature was important. As it warmed it lost some focus but when cool enough it was in great balance and had sharp focus.
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2/10/2013 - Vinomark wrote: 87 Points
Off Bottle, missing the usual fesh red berry fruits and depth. Very simple and something off....
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2/9/2013 - therhonestore wrote: 90 Points
Clear golden pink color. Soft strawberry, fresh bread, limestone fill the bouquet. Pure, focused palate with strawberry, acid, limestone, more pure red fruit through to the long finish.
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2/3/2013 - Vinsant wrote:
Exceptional bottle of bubbles. Tart and acidic yet has some roundness that brings about a nice balance. Strawberries, bread, herbs, minerals, and citrus. Nice length and verve. Want more...
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1/5/2013 - tarheel17 wrote:
just excellent, excellent stuff. Extraordinary length, raspberry lemonade flavor all the way. Perfect balance.
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1/1/2013 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Nose: pretty, with fat and fragrant tones of strawberries, roses, Red fruits, and crushed rocks.
Taste: medium/full bodied with a very stylish feel. Very well balanced with refreshing medium+ acidity and fatter tones of red fruits, roses and loads of crushed rocks+minerals.
Overall: this is a 7/12 disgorgement. There is a richness to this while still having class. A top quality NV Rose.
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12/31/2012 - gwkozar wrote: 92 Points
Red fruit, good acid, good body, minor biscuit flavor, small and few bubbles , good finish.
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12/15/2012 - gfish wrote: flawed
There were god elements of red fruit flavors and acidity but the mid-palate and finish were seriously flawed. I could not finish even half the bottle. If this happens to more bottles from this Sept, 2011 disgorgement (L09 11) then I would be inclined to think it's a characteristic of the lot, not just a bad bottle. For all the pleasure this champagne has given me I tend to think it's a bad bottle. I will see if there is a pattern.
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12/9/2012 - tarheel17 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted this a a grab-bag christmas party. The best wine there, this knocked the pants off a Billecart-Salmon rose next to it. Much more flavorful, deeper, more complex, and just plain yummier than the more linear and, frankly, boring big house. I've had both wines previously (being NV they were most certainly different disgorgements and base wines) and enjoyed both. The B-S did so poorly, I'm tempted to assume it was flawed - there was at least 1/2 a bottle left at the end of the party, for one thing. Anyway, moral of the story: Vilmart rocks.
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12/7/2012 - Kirk Grant wrote:
Color: Pale salmon at the core with a pink rose rim
Smell: Fresh baked bread, light red fruits, floral tones, and mineral notes
Taste: light red fruits, watermellon, and hints of baguette
Overall: Outstanding! Mineral driven, light bodied, med+ acidity, med+ fruit, med+ complexity, and a long finish. Icould drink this nightly....
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12/5/2012 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 92 Points
Ahhhh, that’s more like it! After the disappointment last week, I decided to pop the other one right away—rich yeasty fruit, vibrant effervescence and a fantastic finish. THIS is what I was expecting...
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12/2/2012 - MindMuse Likes this wine:
Drank at E's birthday. Disgorged Jan 10. This was just brilliant, deep, and sensuous Champagne.
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12/2/2012 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 86 Points
I have had this bottle for a while and decided it was time. Looks as though I might have waited a bit too long. One of the darkest rosé Champagnes I have ever had, the nose was a bit musty and muted. On the palate, the effervescence was a bit weak, but there were some nice notes of strawberry and raspberry.
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11/27/2012 - Anthony Lombardi wrote:
A night at Saffron (Walla Walla, WA): Darker pink with a slight orange tint. Beautiful aromatics right away. Ripe berries, dried herbs & some light floral notes. Light to medium bodied with a subtle, delicate presentation of almost ripe strawberry accented with light citrus. Refreshing, bright acidity jumps out here and never really lets go. A perfectly clean, dry mouthfeel, the fruit here is a bit in the background, but somehow shows off some good intensity to balance the dryness. My vote for best wine on the table as it paired with pretty much anything we ate, but also was a great palate cleanser as we moved through the tapas-style dinner.
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11/22/2012 - GrapeScott wrote: 91 Points
A good showing again, if not as impressive my last note of two years ago. As this was served as an aperatif during our Thanksgiving dinner, I did not take detailed notes, but it was a nice foil to an array of cheeses and cured meats, as well as oysters on the half-shell. Lovely strawberry fruit and rose petals; quite dry with nice acids and a long finish.
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10/17/2012 - BradKNYC wrote:
We looked around and discovered that no one had brought any starter whites, so this and the following two whites were ordered off the list. A nice way to get the evening started. Fruit forward fairly plush with strawberry, rhubarb and cherry fruit dominating. There's some nice minerality on the back end, but make no mistake about it, this is fruit dominated. Acidity is present and balances the wine, but is nowhere near as screechy as some may want it. I even took a small second pour. A-/B+.
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10/13/2012 - pbjosh wrote:
Terrific
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9/16/2012 - ron m wrote:
This was excellent. Nice mousse, strawberry rhubarb nose, complex palate is quite dry with great mineral depth and everything in perfect balance. Went very well with the food. Happy new year!
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8/13/2012 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
Diane and I decided to open a bottle prior to all guests arriving. Then in walks Jon with the same bottle…Guess we were on the same wavelength. My bottle was disgorged Jan '10 and his Sept '10. Interestingly they were somewhat different. Both had very nice red fruit aromas. On the palate the 1/10 was more chalky, mineral driven, whereas the 9/10 was more fruity. Both quite good with nice acidity and balance.
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7/12/2012 - Kevdog wrote: 91 Points
Very nice nv rose... Good fruit, rich, and rounded... Excellent qpr and great paired with sushi
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6/30/2012 - gfish wrote: 93 Points
This was the last clear bottle I had, disgorged Jan, 2010.
The was the best bottle of Rubis I have had. Everything was in great balance, well integrated and just a wonderful bottle. It was perfect accompanyment for sashimi & maki.
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6/24/2012 - BillB656 wrote:
Excellent starter champers. Bright fruit, good depth.
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6/23/2012 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
Big strawberry fruit; Drinks easy; Undistinguished but enjoyable
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5/24/2012 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very pleasant bottle that was a great accompaniment to grilled silver salmon.
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5/15/2012 - kthornton78 wrote: 92 Points
ripe, rich, round, and full. nice minerality and great zip. a fantastic rose.
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5/14/2012 - christyler wrote: 92 Points
Wow - just delicious! The first bottle in a while to remind me that I don't mind paying $60 for a bottle of wine if it's this good. Very meaty, solid wine (90% PN), and completely delicious.
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4/22/2012 - EyeDoc wrote: 92 Points
Great concentration and length. Everyone enjoyed it.
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4/20/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
This continues to be an excellent bottle of non-vintage rose for current drinking. In addition to what I have said in my previous notes, I believe that the depth of flavor delivered by this sparkler makes it a perfect rose for the dinner table rather than as an apperatif. The best thing about this rose other than it rich flavors and minerality is the spiciness which takes this up another level.
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4/19/2012 - Billigan wrote: 93 Points
Superb complexity as strawberries, raspberries, and fresh-baked croissant mingle on the nose, with a rich-fruited but racy palate. Great, great champagne.
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4/15/2012 - Saint Stephen wrote: 92 Points
From memory, this was delicious and I would describe as making both wine geeks and nonbelievers equally happy.
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4/14/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis is a wonderful rose champagne. The depth of flavors this has is well beyond the vast majority of pinot based non-vintage roses on the market. This has flavors of raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, and forrest floor spices. This is one of those rare NV champagnes that actually tasted better on the second day after it had been exposed to more air over an exteneded period of time that it did on the first day. I have not had a bottle of any Vilmart champange that I have not liked in a long time.
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4/12/2012 - DuaneT wrote: 86 Points
Purchased at Hi Time Wine Cellars and Consumed at the Rusty Pelican.
A solid effort but nothing too memorable. I felt it was a bit steely and closed, even a bit peppery. I have had better for the price.
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4/10/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis is a very nice rose champagne. It has a wild dark streak of raspberry, cream, and spices that separate it from most other NV rose champagnes on the market. While the dark streak is powerful, it is subtle at the same time, giving this rose wonderful balance and poise. The Rubis also has a wonderful range of spices that include pine needles and earthy flavors (hard to describe, but like fresh dirt). These spices are followed by wonderfully precise citrus flavors, minerality, and creaminess.
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4/2/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
This is a very high quality rose and came in one of the newer dark colored bottles. This had flavors of cherry, pomagranate, rhubard, raspberries, strawberries, minerals, grapefruit, medium acidity, and a whisp of tannins. This is a little bit heavier than a rose from someone like Billecart-Salmon, but is still extremely enjoyable and fresh. The NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis certainly has the backbone and depth to stand up to food and for me would be ideal with a fish dish. No need to wait to drink this.
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4/2/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
It's Monday...Time for Another Burgundy Dinner (Sepia - Chicago IL): Strawberry aromas really showcase the Pinot Noir. Delicate bright red fruit on palate as well with good texture, moderate finesse, good length.
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3/25/2012 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 92 Points
Tough to beat for the money. Nice balance of sweetness, acidity, and je ne sais quoi. Strawberries, brioche, a touch of oak. Yum.
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3/3/2012 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged Dec, 2009. Very nice bead and good pale pink color. One of the ast of the clear glass bottles, newer ones have smokey green tint.
The tart raspberry, pommegranite & strawberry notes along with great acidity present in the other bottles were present here. This is a wonderful match with non-spicy sashimi & maki.
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3/1/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
This is a nice high quality NV rose with a kalaidescopic flavor profile that includes cherries, raspberries, rhubarb and even blueberries along with very crisp acidity. Another nice feature of this champagne is that it has a nice depth of flavor, but is also very light at the same time. These qualities mean that it will do well as an aperatif or with a main course. This is a strong buy if you can find it for around $50 or so.
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2/20/2012 - Krugman wrote: 91 Points
This was my first Vilmart Cuvee Rubis and it certainly will not be my last as this is a very nice rose. The most promiant flavors are rubarb, strawberries, respberries, spices, and a slight tinge of earthy soil. This also has a nice minerality and is very well balanced, poised, and even delicate. The only thing I wish was different is that you keep expecting the flavors to gain additional depth and power, but this remains light and slightly subdued throughout. Overall a very nice effort. I believe this bottle was based on the 2007 vintage.
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2/18/2012 - zscheiner Likes this wine: 89 Points
Epic Evening (Home): Reticent nose. Some faint whiffs of red fruit. Started tight on the palate but opened up with air and warmth to reveal some strawberry fruit. A solid, understated rose champagne but a little disappointing.
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2/10/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 90 Points
Nice balance starting to age flavor was good not as good as past examples, almost ripe.
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1/20/2012 - candyman wrote: 89 Points
Fuzzy raspberry crisp delicious work well through the mutli course dinner at Blue Stem
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12/31/2011 - collin wrote:
This lost me. I was hoping for something more expressive. Didn't seem to come around with either air or a warmer temperature. I may have been alone as the GF loved it.
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12/28/2011 - pizzler wrote: 93 Points
One of my favorite rose champagne's because it offers so many different taste facets in a beautiful package. It has a dry backbone that becomes the palette for candied cinnamon, strawberries, and other red fruits, with a gob of bread dough thrown in for good measure. It works through every dinner course from beginning to end.
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12/25/2011 - cubswinws wrote: 92 Points
Bright salmon color. Great crispness and nice acidity. Really a delight.
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12/25/2011 - kthornton78 wrote:
good pink bubbly.
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12/17/2011 - ckinv368 wrote: 95 Points
Delicious!!! Tons and tons and tons of raspberry, sweet, smooth, and with a nice acidic and slightly spicy backbone that showed this was a serious wine. Wonderful champagne!!! One of the best rose champagnes I've ever tried. So enjoyable!! Perfect balance---no cloying sweetness, but also no sharp or harsh acidity. So delicate and floral, and such a great experience.
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12/3/2011 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 Points
A unique rose- plenty of savory, smoky notes layered on ripe strawberry flavors. Nicely balanced, good both with food and as an aperitif.
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11/30/2011 - Harry Cantrell wrote: 87 Points
Pretty salmon pink/orange. Nose was fairly shy, perhaps too cold? Some blood orange in the nose. Sharp acid cuts through the mouth like a razor. Orange-y citrus. Nice enough, but I still generally don't get pink Champagnes.
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11/19/2011 - dmalcolm wrote: 90 Points
An hour of air really helped this open up. Dry and medium bodied with pretty strawberry & cherry flavours with a hint of toast. Fine textured mousse and great acidity. Was hoping for a little more concentration, but overall no complaints with this NV.
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11/19/2011 - gfish wrote: 91 Points
Disgorged 12/09
Great with sushi. To me the balance is slightly different on this bottle. A little more red fruit apparent early but still excepetional rose champagne. Great flavors of raspberry and tart strawberry. Very good acidity and good bead, one of my favorites with sushi and it continues to be.
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11/13/2011 - jcha24 wrote:
everyone who tried this loved it...delicious bottle
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10/26/2011 - christopher wish wrote: 95 Points
favorite NV rose? probably a tie with Pierre Peters Rose. Vilmart Rose is incredibly fine, layered, complex, amazing.
so much going on. balanced from beginning to end. Get a bottle of this!!!
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10/25/2011 - FakeAccount wrote: 91 Points
Different review
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10/25/2011 - FakeAccount wrote: 91 Points
Why do I have to enter a different review?
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10/9/2011 - Billigan wrote: 92 Points
Shared with friends in celebration. The interplay of raspberries with subtle bread scents was lovely, and the racy acidity in the mouth made this both a refreshing and elegant way to begin our festivities. Excellent!
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10/1/2011 - numen wrote: 85 Points
Popped and poured from about 48 degrees. Consumed over an hour. Color: Pink, fine mousse, fairly large bubbles. Nose: strawberry, red berries, pomegranate. Palate: acidic, large bubbles, jammy sweetness. It was a fine wine, though I was somewhat disappointed by the palate. I didn't get much or any fruit on the palate. Will see how other bottle goes, but I prefer the Schramsberg Brut Rose, which is also significantly less expensive.
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9/26/2011 - isdblm@lsu.edu wrote: 92 Points
Worth every penny.
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9/15/2011 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Had with sushi, no detailed notes.
Excellent cranberry and strawberry notes. Outstanding as usual.
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9/3/2011 - christopher wish wrote: 94 Points
Always stellar. This has to be the best kept secret in the rose champagne world.
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8/12/2011 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
The bright fruit was a little more tame on this bottle, showing a little bit of age (disg. Jan/2010). It was a little more lees-y than past bottles but still a great bottle. Hard to keep from drinking it...
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8/11/2011 - Vinomark wrote: 91 Points
Strawberry Fields forever! WIth a harmony of minerality & asian spice. Yohwza!
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8/2/2011 - Wink wrote: 93 Points
Served to dinner guests with Cheese tray. As always, amazing & delicious.
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7/31/2011 - CobraKahn wrote: 89 Points
Good, but nothing special to justify the price.
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7/30/2011 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
Served to out of town guests. No notes. Really excellent as usual.
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7/15/2011 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Wow! Strawberry, spice, raspberry, floral and minerals combine to create a complex and expressive wine. Medium finish and acidity is perfect to pair well with a variety of food. A little tannic which I don't mind at all. 93+
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7/5/2011 - pbjosh wrote:
Powerful but dry, chalky with tangerine and nectarine flavors. Rich and slightly oxidative seeming, lots of fruit but not creamy or sweet, quite cut. Like a fantastically good Provencal rose, but with bubbles.
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6/25/2011 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Minneapolis Wine Club - Mix of N/V and Vintage Champagne (Irene's Garden): Salmon color. This was very good, nose showing strawberries, raspberries, chalk, citrus. The palate is quite tart with similar fruit, chalk, spice, and some tannins giving this good structure. The finish is a bit sharp with spice and red fruit.
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6/24/2011 - gfish wrote: 91 Points
Still an outstanding rose champagne.
The fruit really stands out in this bottle. The red fruit is a little deeper, almost cherry as opposed to pomagranate as raspberry. A hint of toast is on there as well. Still, it's dry and has very good acidity.
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6/22/2011 - VoteferPedro wrote: 91 Points
Excellent, still drinking well
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6/4/2011 - steffenpelz wrote:
Dinner Chez Shannon and David: After the more feminine Philipponnat, this Champagne roared over the palate with powerful strawberry and raspberry flavors. Long finish and lots of life ahead in this wine. Very nice, and certainly a good match for the heartier appetizers last night. Could be a good match for roast meat without problems.
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5/25/2011 - drdebs wrote: 92 Points
Stunningly good rose champagne, with strawberry and raspberry aromas and flavors, with floral, cream, and umami accents. Would definitely buy again.
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5/4/2011 - manonthemoon wrote: 90 Points
Had just popped my 2nd corked bottle in a row and was about to turn to my scotch as an alternative and the wife brought home distributor bottles to try.
2nd time around with this cuvee and it showed just as well.
Nose of strawberry candy, little cream, and floral.
Palate of tart strawberry, fall leaves, good minerality, and a little cream.
Excellent bottle for the price point and I am starting to really enjoy Vilmart's lineup.
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4/19/2011 - spacewrangler wrote: 95 Points
Best bottle of Rubis I've ever had. Literally smelled like effervescent Grand Cru Red Burgundy. Nothing sweet about the fruit, just tactile and vinous. Delicious and sappy!
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4/10/2011 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Strawberry cream, and vanilla beans on the nose. Palate is fresh and deep. Another great bottle!
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4/6/2011 - VoteferPedro wrote:
Clean strawberry tartness. Has yet to disappoint
I have a spring loaded champagne bottle stopper. Stored in fridge for 5 days I thought itches even better
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3/6/2011 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 91 Points
Napa Offline and a whole bunch of wine, mostly Syrah (Napa Valley Wine & Cigar): A very nice way to start the evening. I love Rose Champagne. The nose is strawberries and mostly about the fruit. Nice tight mousse. On the palate, this is tart with good strawberry/cherries on a nice backbone of acidity. This would be a great food wine. Long finish. I could have spent a lot more time with this wine.
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3/3/2011 - kthornton78 wrote: 88 Points
1/10 disgorg, i think. inconsistent bottle compare to previous. a strange, savory, almost onion note on the nose. but the palate, as usual, was beautiful strawberry, cherry with nice acidity and richness.
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2/25/2011 - VoteferPedro wrote: 91 Points
Still very good
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2/24/2011 - winesteward wrote: 91 Points
A rather dark rose. Fresh, and a great deal of crushed berries - strawberry, cherry and raspberry. Deep and rich, with considerable weight. Very approachable but perhaps still needs a bit more time as it seems rather primary with fruit as the dominant character. This has enough density and flavor that it made a great match with a prime rib with horseradish. Try again in 2 years and see if it gets more complexit but excellent now. I'm tempted to get a couple more bottles.
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2/14/2011 - VoteferPedro wrote: 91 Points
Still very good, was perfect for my Valentine
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2/11/2011 - western wrote: 90 Points
pLight salmon/pink colour. Nose offers up cherries, strawberry with smokey spice. Elegant light cherry flavours with nice minerality. Quite dry. Very nice.
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1/30/2011 - kthornton78 wrote: 92 Points
subtle bread dough does not overpower the lush, red fruits. crisp, with a fine bead, this is great rose.
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1/14/2011 - jvogel wrote:
Super bummed that this was my last bottle. Opened as a precursor to the 2006 Clos des Papes, both wines opened to celebrate 9 years of happy wedded life. I became so windswept in my efforts to notate the Chateauneuf that I forewent the same determination with this gorgeous, intoxicating Rose. I just remember this stuff disappearing so fast, and my mind racing towards the next bottle. I will have to buy more of this and give due attention.
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1/7/2011 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Consistently good with other bottles. Great balance and the red fruit elements were wonderful.
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1/3/2011 - GrapeScott wrote: 93 Points
Really lovely stuff, this. After being disappointed by the Grand Reserve, this restored my faith in high esteem that this house is held by wine geekdom. More like a wine with bubbles, this is rich, full-bodied, and extremely complex, moving from strawberry, to cherry, to mineral, and floral notes, with some toast mixed in as well.
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12/31/2010 - Vinophiler wrote: 92 Points
Very enjoyable. Nice crisp acidity married with blackberry notes. A nice way to ring in the new year!
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12/31/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
No tasting notes, I just enjoyed it as much as I have other bottles in the past.
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12/22/2010 - Faryan wrote: 89 Points
Order out of Chaos (Ardeo, Washington DC): Very interesting nose of strawberries and cream, almost like Wimbeldeon. Some noted strawberry shortcake. As the wine drew to temperature, it showed a bit more tart fruit and stone. I was far more keen on this several months prior, so I'm not sure if it is an earlier disgorgement which didn't quite show as well, but it lacked the depth seen at the prior tasting. An excellent palate opener but a bit outmatched by company.
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12/22/2010 - ianinvirginia wrote: 91 Points
Very vigorous bead, strawberry cheesecake and flowers on the nose, berries continue through the palate with a nice punch of acidity and minerality at the finish. Really liked this.
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12/22/2010 - manonthemoon wrote: 90 Points
DC Crew Gem Tasting; 12/22/2010-12/23/2010 (Ardeo, Washington DC): Nice salmon pink color.
Small fine bubbles.
Nose of tart strawberry, earth, smoke, with a little floral action.
Palate of strawberry, earth, herb, and minerality.
Finish was average in length, but very clean.
90-91
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12/22/2010 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
2nd Annual Gem Dinner (Ardeo - Washington, DC): Strawberry shortcake on the nose with vanilla, and smokey minerals. Thought this was very focused, showing very elegant light red fruit. Love the beading on this wine - intense bubbles.
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12/21/2010 - Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 92 Points
A salmon song of color w/very fine, full mousse.
NOSE > Red berries & minerals. Elegant yeasty, bready brioche. Strawberry, lemon-lime, blood orange, wineberry, raspberry, wild cherry. Rose petals & violets.
Lots there, but fairly understated.
PALATE > Very fruity. The aroma echos perfectly in the mouth. Ambrosial tiny red berries. Wild red & black cherry. Key lime & strawberry. Great minerality & sappiness.
Long creamy finish with both a kiss & a subtle caress.
There is not one iota of coarseness in this wine.
Lacks intensity, but so, so refined.
Breed. Elegance. Refinement. This Champagne is simply elegance defined.
(92+)
. . . But. There is a but. It's only that the intensity knob is turned down on the nose & palate that this wine doesn't score quite a bit higher.
My solution is: This is a quaffing Champagne! Serve it in a smaller medium sized (~ 14 oz.) white wine glass & give a nice pour, & don't sip it - chug it!
Big Cheers for this juice!
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12/12/2010 - gwkozar wrote: 90 Points
slightly sweet, dry red fruit
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12/9/2010 - DRod wrote: flawed
Champagne with Mollie Battenhouse DWS, Advanced Sommelier at Maslow6 (Maslow6, TriBeCa): I'm fairly certain this bottle was flawed, as my experience was very different from all other available tasting notes. "Whoa, some brett/funk on the nose. Some red fruit, but its way in the background. That earth/funk transfers onto the palate. A little bit of fruit but again to the background. Good acidity, concentration. Tasty. Not a fan of such earth, but it was tasty. Not rated."
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12/3/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Once again the red fruit of raspberry and tart strawberry mix so nicely with the yeast-y biscut notes.
Dangerous as it is good enough to want to drink often. Paired with sushi again.
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12/2/2010 - tarheel17 wrote: 90 Points
Champagnes 2010 (Pike & Western): nose: earthy as expected, with a bit of salinity and mushroom tones
palate: rose, other scented flowers, more presence than other wines at the tasting. Very fresh.
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12/1/2010 - western wrote: 90 Points
Delicious
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11/29/2010 - jahlove wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful color on this - salmon mixed with some a copper tone in it. Very thick mousse and a very tight bead. Supremely balanced with just the right amount of red fruit, hinting at sweetness, supported by ample acid and a mineral component. Minimal yeast impresison. Clean, precise, well - delineated finish.
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11/29/2010 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Tight nose at first, but that was due more to the temperature. Nose had fine mousse, fresh strawberries, and a very intriguing spiciness. The palate was quite deep with strong minerality and bracing acidity on the finish. Very nice rose that benefits from being served at a warmer temperature.
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11/25/2010 - Wink wrote: 90 Points
Served and an aperitif before Thanksgiving dinner. Delicious, but not amazing. This Champagne has been better.
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11/24/2010 - gfish wrote: 91 Points
Generaly consistent with previous tasting notes. This time the red fruit flavors were a little muted and I chalk it up to bottle variation. Still, I had it again with sushi and it was fantastic
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11/6/2010 - soyhead wrote: 87 Points
nose - yeasty, rich nose accompanied by fresh light fruit
mouth - yeast on the attack then hits up against moderately extracted juice on the midpalate. distinct impression of strawberry on the finish. While this will appeal to some, it is heavier than i like my rose champagne.
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9/25/2010 - amateurwino wrote: 91 Points
Reticent nose gives off slight earth, slate and cherry. Color is medium salmon. Palate is juicy with a bit of body. Just a shade tart for me. 91-92
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9/4/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Consistently outstanding champagne. I had this as an apertif and with sushi and it was fantastic. Consistent with previous notes. This is delicious.
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9/3/2010 - Wink wrote: flawed
First flawed bottle of this I have had. Corked.
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9/1/2010 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
Served to Billie and Greg as an aperitif. No notes. Always wonderful.
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8/28/2010 - OT wrote: 92 Points
:-) ....Absolutely a fab bottle of champagne. Super nice "steel" pink color. very good balanced acid, superb balance of small fine bubbles --> "not too many and not too big". Strawberry, cherry, yeast. Nice... nice.... nice. Had it with a shell fish (Kam muslinger !! ) as starter. If you are a fan of champagne it`s a must try ...Enjoyed it with Carine who brought the bottle as a gift .... very nice. OT
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8/22/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged 12/09. This is sparkling Chambolle Musigny. Red fruits married to minerality and earth tones, magnificent stuff.
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8/15/2010 - CobraKahn wrote: 90 Points
Very good.
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7/25/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
perfect balance great rose
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7/11/2010 - Wink wrote: 93 Points
Same as previous notes. I LOVE this!
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6/26/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Consistent with previous notes. This is a very food friendly rose and a very delicious rose.
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5/25/2010 - Faryan wrote: 93 Points
2005 Margaux Blind Horizontal (Urbana Restaurant, DC): Beautiful balnce of bright citric fruit. Nice notes of sweet grapefruit and light strawberry with pear. Hints of subtle yeasty aromas emerge but are still reticent. The two halves are balanced well but one can tell that with more bottle age the two halves will work even better together. Disgorged 10/08 per the label.
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5/22/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Once again this was a fantastic bottle. The flavors, acidity and nose were in great balance. It worked very well with a seared tuna steak. It can be a dangerous habit appreciating this wine.
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5/3/2010 - Downstrung wrote: 93 Points
Well balanced acidity and good fruit. Drank great with John dory. Very refined and elegant, solid. No formal notes but will drink again and have become quite interested in this producer.
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4/2/2010 - gfish wrote: 92 Points
Really an outstanding bottle of champagne. Defintely dry, not sweet but has good fruit flavors. Great balance of raspberries, strawberries, toast, acidity, minerality and hints of lemon. Too bad it's so much $$ but wonderful bottle. I prefer it with food, but good for appertif especially with snacks.
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3/27/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
Traveled to HI with this wine from FL and it was still amazing...
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3/20/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
One of the best rose champagnes made today, hard to find but ilke smooth like cherry pie.
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2/24/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Overt, squishy, complex and delicious. This is freshly baked brioche generously slathered with strawberry jam and butter. It is full flavoured, rich, vibrant and energetic.
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2/2/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful rose color an full nose perfect balance excellent wine.
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1/3/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Excellent wine
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12/31/2009 - Badfish wrote: 92 Points
Light salmon red fading at the rim. The fruit component matches with the underlying minerality superbly on the nose giving this wine real complexity and power. Quite simply an explosion of strawberry, cherry, minerals, and floral perfume. Very flavorful with tremendous concentration, firm tannins, fresh acidity, and solid overall balance. The flavors consist of cherry, raspberry, peach, and herbs on the linger finish. There is great vinous character throughout, especially the flavors on the palate. Maybe a touch of rusticity through the finish but the nuance and complexity are tremendous. Should be able to gain some elegance and aged character with time. November 2008 disgorgement. 92+
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12/31/2009 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
Drank New Year's Eve after a wonderful meal at Nectar. Salmon tinted pink. Fine, fine bubbles. Forthcoming nose of cherry, yeast, milk chocolate, and anise. Rich palate of orange, cherry, creme soda (in a good way) and pear. Excellent persistence. Refreshing acidity. Lovely, lovely Champagne. Narrower bottle and maybe a tiny bit more ripe fruit than the more recent versions of this excellent NV.
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10/16/2009 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
Served to out of town guest. Didn't take notes. I always love this bubbly. Rich, yeasty, chocolatey, cherry-y! Excellent.
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10/14/2009 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bright red color in the glass. Lovely nose of yeast, lemon zest, minerals, and strawberry jam, more of the same on the palate, medium body, touch simple, nice tasting, medium finish.
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6/13/2009 - Paul Lin wrote: 87 Points
Grower Champagnes (Chateau Todd - Dana Point, CA): Rather funky at first, but with air the wine revealed earthy notes of strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and wood smoke. Tasted very much like an effervescent red Burg. 87-88 points.
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6/13/2009 - WetRock wrote:
Grower Champagnes at Todd's (Chateauneuf de Todd): Earthy nose with notes of soil and lots of big cherries. Reminiscent of a Burgundy with earthy mushroom flavors. Nice citrus finish. A big wine in search of more air. Very good and unique.
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5/14/2009 - renwine wrote: 95 Points
pretty awesome! multiples layers keep opening up in the glass. complex, extremely well balanced.
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12/30/2008 - bridawineguy wrote:
Varietals; 90% Pinot noir/10% Chardonnay
Color; gorgeous pink/silvery watermelon/salmon color
Aromas; field strawberries, strawberry soda, raspberries, rose pedals, hints of red apples and melon notes, cinnamon/cumin, jewish rye/wheat toast/ strawberry jam on wheat toast
Palate; Immediately, my eyebrows raise - this is really impressive. Field strawberries, raspberries, strawberries on wheat toast, red apples/apple skins, melons, rose pedal water, violets and cherries
Mid-palate; cherries, strawberries, yeast/toast/wheat toast, spices (cinnamon/cumin)
Finish; very sassy and elegant; really nice mousse and acidity; pushes strawberries, cherries, red apples/apple skins/melons, buttered wheat toast/jewish rye/nice, toasty/spicey, lingering finish....
Vilmart & Cie = 11 hectares planted to vine/6,700 cases produced/chalk/limestone soil/ Estate is planted to 50% PN/40% Chard/10% PM
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12/25/2008 - Wink wrote: 94 Points
Drank on Christmas day as an aperitif before dinner. Wonderful nose of baked bread and cherry. Rich and yeasty palate with lovely depth and complexity. Refreshing acidity. I can't get enough of this NV Champagne!
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12/18/2008 - tonyvelebil wrote:
Dinner w Kurtzman: Hebrart, Vilmart, Marc Colin, Mon Aieul, Graillot, Muy Viejo (San Francisco, CA): Ed says, hoo...I have some bubbles too and pulls out the Vilmart. Pretty color, lots of strawberries on the nose and in the mouth. Very moussy/effervescent in midpalate. Nice crispness lingering after the moussy mid...fun Champagne.
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11/27/2008 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
Thanksgiving at Mom's house. Disgorged 4-5 years ago, this bottle has really taken on great characteristics. Tiny unobtrusive bubbles. Loaded with fruit but mixed nicely with some secondary notes and a slight oxidative note that adds to the wine's interest in a very positive way. Overall a great bottle. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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11/27/2008 - Wink wrote: 95 Points
I love this Champagne! Subtle and refined. Wonderful nose of bread and red berries. Refreshing palate of cherry, apple and melon with caressing effervescence and tangy acidity. Great balance. Glad I have more.
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10/21/2008 - Rani wrote: 92 Points
Quite superb. Salmon-pink, very fine mousse. Smooth and fruity though dry, with medium length. Notes of strawberry, figs. We had no problem finishing the bottle.
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5/30/2008 - Paul Lin wrote: 90 Points
A traditional-styled rosé. Macerated cherries, barley, red apple, and ocean spray on the nose. Bright and crisp on the palate with a slight oxidative character. Notes of sour cherries, lemon rind, herbs, and crushed minerals. When tasted again a few days later, the red apple really comes to the fore.
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3/21/2008 - CO CHRIS wrote:
Delicious. Red driven Champagne.
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2/15/2008 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
Brought to the swim club "blind tasting". In an evening filled with wines that were at best mediocre and in most cases completely undrinkable, this bottle stood so far above the crowd it was silly. Pink in color, this medium+ bodied wine had one of it's finest showings yet. It seems that a few years of bottle age since disgorgement is continuing to serve this well. Loads of green apples, a honied quality and a savoury sense of shellfish on a very rich and opulent frame. The finish is quite persistent. Certainly was funny when a woman we were speaking to during the evening said how she enjoyed all the wines other than the Rose Champagne that she thought was very bad. Not a wine for beginners and I knew that going in but I was very happy to drink this even if the crowd didn't seem to like it. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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2/2/2008 - Brnshj22 wrote: 89 Points
Degorged September 2007. Perhaps this is too young or I served it too cold. The nose never really came around but the palate showed terrific form. Raspberries en masse and vivid mousse. Decent finish. However, this is nowhere the the similar wine from for instance Billecart-Salmon.
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1/27/2008 - drogers wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful bottle, light, strawberries with a hint of cherry. Sorry it was my last bottle
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11/22/2007 - JeffGMorris wrote: 92 Points
Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house. Always a pleasue to drink, this bottle was as enjoyable as all previous bottles. It' interesting to watch the evolution as this bottle ( now with about 4 years since disgorgement ) gains complexity. Today it was showing the strawberry side of things in a big way along with some aromatic flowers and some nuttiness. A wine that really goes down easy and seems to please both novice and seasoned wine drinkers. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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7/14/2007 - Hillbilly wrote: 90 Points
Medium Salmon color. This really needs 30+ minutes to open up and only improves over a couple of hours. Light strawberries with more raspberry touches. Some blood orange. There is an almost dustiness to the midpalate with a little animal fur note, which can be attractive. This is solid and well built, it shows neither excessive acid or sweetness. Nice but not profound.
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7/2/2007 - JeffGMorris wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with Mom. Sort of orangey-pink in color, this is a wine that I always love to drink. Very effervescent and lively bubbles. Aromas and flavors of strawberries, biscuit, nuts and flowers. In many ways a very savoury profile that makes this a great food wine. Medium bodied on the palate followed by a long, lingering finish. An absolutely perfect match with a whole sockeye salmon that I grilled on a cedar plank. A meal to remember!
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5/4/2007 - Deb293 wrote: 88 Points
A bit aggressive on the mousse; crisp and acidic but not especially memorable.
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4/14/2007 - HurrahSyrah wrote: 88 Points
GreenDrazi comes to NC! (Sullivan's- Raleigh, NC): Popped and poured. This wine exhibited a salmon pink color with aromas of strawberries lined with floral accents. On the palate, light strawberry flavors were detectable along with hints of yeast. Not overly complex. HS88
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4/14/2007 - GreenDrazi wrote: 89 Points
K-B Spring ’07 Allocation Pick-up in Raleigh (Sullivan’s, Raleigh, NC): Light nose. Fruit forward flavors of light strawberry and cherry with some doughy yeast. Has good acidity with a creamy texture and a medium finish.
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11/23/2006 - JeffGMorris wrote: 92 Points
Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house. The color of pink roses. Medium bodied with extremely tiny bubbles. This wine has become so well integrated with a few years of bottle age. Very long on the finish. Really a pleasure to drink while waiting for the vintage versions to age. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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11/20/2006 - swirl this wrote: 91 Points
Absolutely rockin' w/ a couple years of bottle age. Had this w/ a slab of the finest Korean/ N. Carolian ribs Chicago has to offer (kinda dry, meaty, & spicy) & this worked like a champ. The Rubis is always big & chunky in it's youth, but now it's resolved & singin'. I'm sure the Champenois would disagree, but lay this baby down & then uncork it w/ some barbecue.
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10/10/2006 - winefool wrote: 88 Points
Nice rose, but not really inspiring.
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9/3/2006 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
Light salmon colored, this wine was really showing very well and stole the show. Very open and complex. Very small bubbles, but very persistent in the glass yet unobtrusive in the mouth. Flowers along with strawberry liqueur attack the senses. There is a slight sherry/mushroom note but it added to the overall experience. Medium plus bodied followed by a long finish. A great match for Barb's smoked salmon and cucumber rolls. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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5/29/2006 - Rieslingfan wrote: 89 Points
Not nearly as exuberant as the bottle I had exactly a year ago (from the same batch/same purchase). Perhaps I left it in the cellar a bit too long. It's still a very nice wine, but the fruit has toned down a little more than I prefer in my rose Champagne. Still a bit of earth, but the funk is gone (a good thing). Very tasty and easy to drink, but it was better a year ago.
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11/5/2005 - JeffGMorris wrote: 91 Points
Dinner at Acme with Fred and Ronnie. Salmon colored, this wine was showing very bright acidity with a nice orange zest sensation. Medium bodied with a little toastiness, and a medium length finish. Really jumped out of the glass. A nice start to the evening. 50+112+13+8+8 = 91.
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5/30/2005 - JeffGMorris wrote: 90 Points
Light pink in color, this continues to be a wonderful Champagne. With tiny and persistent bubbles, this medium bodied wine reveals aromas and flavors of strawberry, cinnamon, vanilla and some yeast. Long finish. A wonderful match with some outstanding King Crab Legs. 50+12+11.5+8+8 = 89.5
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5/29/2005 - Rieslingfan wrote: 93 Points
The most Burgundian Champagne I have ever tasted. Loads of red fruit, but also an distinct earhtiness, and yes a touch of brett funk. It's sparkling premier cru red burg! Wow yummy.
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3/12/2005 - JeffGMorris wrote: 90 Points
Dinner at Zely & Ritz with Steve & Barb. We opened this at the house prior to leaving for dinner. Light salmon in color, this Champagne had a very persistent bead. A medium bodied wine filled with strawberries and cream with some attractive yeasty notes tossed in, this was lovely. A medium length finish closes things out and we were off to a good start for the evening. 50+12+12+8+8 = 90.
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12/31/2004 - speedmac wrote: 91 Points
We started our 4 hour marathon lunch @ Per Se with this - suggested by our most capable server. What great bottle of bubbly- it is not overly dry but not sweet- the yeast is well rounded and the berry flavors persisted well into a 20 second finish. This has a good deal of bottle life for NV.
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12/27/2004 - JeffGMorris wrote: 88 Points
Light salmon in color. Small, persistent bead with flavors of red berries and a little bread and toast. Has a long finish. 50+12+11+8+7 = 88.
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11/25/2004 - JeffGMorris wrote: 91 Points
Thanksgiving at Jackie & Mike's house. What a great way to start off the Thanksgiving celebration. Copper salmon in color with lots of small bubbles. Explosive nose of yeast, baking spices and red berries. This wine was wonderful and was appreciated by wine-geeks ( me & Dena ) and non-geeks ( everyone else! ) alike. Goes down very easy, the bottle was drained in no time flat! 50+12+12+8.5+8.5 = 91.
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4/3/2003 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Outstanding. Very clean and crisp with excellent bubbles. Mellow and light toast on the finish, but great acidity and slight berry notes. Well-rounded and great pairing.
Paired: Fried oyster caesar salad
Shrimp and andouille sauage w/ tomato cream sauce
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