Laurent Perrier Brut Cuvee Rose NV (750ML)

Laurent-Perrier gets the color of its Cuvée Rosé from skin contact, leaving the Pinot Noir to macerate for 48 to 72 hours. The wine is entirely Pinot Noir, drawn from ten villages across the Montagne de Reims, and it spends at least five years on its lees before release, finished with a dosage of 8 grams per liter. In the glass it is a vivid pink and full of red fruit, with crushed raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant and red cherry, a rose-scented top note and a flinty, candied-citrus edge. For all that fruit, the palate stays slim and crisp, the bubbles fine, with a suggestion of toasted bread underneath and a snap of lemon on the close. Critics consider it ready now. Try it with tuna tartare, roast quail or a red-berry tart.