Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

If the Ruinart & Billecart Roses are just a little more than you want to spend on Rose champagne, this could be your huckleberry at 2/3 the price. It's just a little off their quality. This is more subtle than the Billecart with the fruit more similar to the Ruinart. Black raspberries, black cherries, strawberries, pomegranate, cherries, pink roses, crystalline chalkiness, delicate minerals, just a touch high on acidity and a polish that's very similar to both producers. A great value in quality Rose champagne. — 9 years ago

Andres Paternoster

9.9

This champagne was recommended to me as a substitute out of stock Gosset. Awesome. So smooth. Tiny stream of bubbles I think I like it just as much as Ruinart. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.5

15 years young. None of the aggressive SO2 notes you often see in '99s from other relatively large houses. Just pure fruit with tons of horsepower, this is definitely showing and well right now. Toasty autolytic notes blend in seamlessly. This wine feels like good natural bottle age, no forced reduction (a la Ruinart) or oxidation edge (Krug, Bollinger). It has a long window in front of and it should age really gracefully. Impressive. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

5 years on lees and 1 in tank, Disgorged earlier this year. Excellent and is quite a ringer for Ruinart, though a Brut and a blend of all 3 traditional varietals. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.3

1973 fruit. Still wine from Champagne from another era. — 11 years ago

Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.2

Tasted along side another NV blanc de blanc from Ruinart - found this to be much more crisp and fresh, though as a package just pipped by the R — 11 years ago

Sam Stoppelmoor

9.4

A treat at Ruinart. — 10 years ago

Phil

9.3

Lovely balance of tree fruit and brioche. Crisp yellow and gold apple with tons of acidity on buttered autolysis goodness. Poor mans Ruinart blanc de blanc. — 11 years ago

Heath Bradby

8.9

Not bad but no Ruinart — 11 years ago

John Steffenson

9.4

Very nice vintage rose, think I prefer Ruinart but this is really good. — 12 years ago