NV Fleur de Miraval Champagne Exclusivement Rosé ER2 (Was $349.99)

"This elegant rosé is like fine, raw silk on the palate. This is understated at first, with minerally oyster shell and smoke notes transitioning as the profile expands on the palate to flavors of Asian pear and dried white cherry, almond paste, fleur de sel and pink grapefruit peel. Creamy and spiced on the lingering finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2025." - Alison Napjus Review Date: November 2022

"Aromas of blood orange, cherries, toasted bread and grapefruit preface the NV Exclusivement Rosé 2, a medium to full-bodied, vinous and incisive wine that's rich and muscular, with incisive acids and a long, chalky finish. Based on the challenging 2017 vintage, it's a very fine success. A partnership with Rodolphe Péters, Marc Perrin, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Fleur de Miraval is devoted exclusively to the production of rosé Champagne, and the notes published here cover their debut release, as well as several forthcoming iterations. The label is ambitious"Péters and Perrin insisting that the branding, complete with specially lacquered bottle, be matched by commensurate quality in the glass. The result is a vinous and characterful rosé d'assemblage, created by blending Chardonnay base and reserve wines with Pinot Noir from Vertus vinified as a saignée. Now ensconced in Péters's old winery in Mesnil-sur-Oger, and with a stock of reserve wines stored in foudres (based on old wines remis en cercle), Fleur de Miraval is well established and seems set to build upon the success of these first wines. Drink Date: 2021 - 2031" - William Kelley Review Date: March 2021