This is a super Champagne with roses, strawberries and orange peel on the nose but then it's medium-boded with a raciness and beauty. Drink or hold.

Cool ruby hue that isn't deep though perhaps just a bit deeper than a typical oeil de perdrix shade. An exuberantly fresh and bright nose speaks freely of various red fruits along with plenty of citrus, quinine and a pretty floral hint while the yeast influence is relatively subdued, at least for now. There is fine volume to the solidly concentrated flavors that are supported by a very fine yet quite fine effervescence that imparts both fine delineation as well as a certain power that seems to build from the mid-palate to the explosive finish. This is superb and only getting better each time I am privileged to enjoy it. As to maturity, while it's sufficiently far along that it's no vinous crime to open one, I would suggest waiting until around 2028 or so before digging in seriously.

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Offering up aromas of white flowers, red berries, toast and fresh pastry, Dom Pérignon rosé 2008 is medium to full-bodied, tense and vibrant, with a vinous texture and sapid nuances. Delicately phenolic, this is a pure and racy gastronomic champagne that’s beginning to drink with style. It concludes with a long and penetrating finish.

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