NV NV Philipponnat Brut Réserve Rosé

Featuring a slight upgrade and design change for the label, the NV Champagne Brut Rosé has a pale pink/salmon hue and remains consistent with the first release, incorporating a touch of rosé de saignée with red wine from Clos de Goisses. The nose offers an additional layer of fresh pastry and strawberries, along with apricot, fresh raspberries, and powdery floral perfume. Medium to full body, it's fruity and refreshing, with a lively mousse and a clean finish. Disgorged November 2024. Drink 2025-2035.

Based on the 2021 vintage and disgorged in November 2024, Philipponnat’s newly released NV Brut Rosé—the successor to the Rosé Royale Réserve—derives its delicate color and vivid red-fruit character from a blend that incorporates 6% still red wine and a rosé de saignée component sourced from ripe grapes grown in Clos des Goisses and Les Riceys. It soars from the glass with notes of wild berries, brioche, cherry and honeysuckle. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a generous core of fruit, succulent yet vibrant acidity and a perfumed, delicately grapefruit-inflected finish. Its dosage of nine grams per liter isn’t immediately apparent when tasting begins, though as the wine slightly warms, the sweetness becomes less flattering to its overall impression. The assemblage consists of 68% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 2% Pinot Meunier.

A bright pink hue, the NV Champagne Royal Reserve Brut Rosé is also based on the 2019 vintage, with all the red wine in the blend coming from the Clos des Goisses, with 7.5% red wine, 27% reserve wine. Made from 69% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay, and a splash of Meunier, it reveals a perfume of fresh rose petals, apricots, and croissants. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with juicy fruit, a pillowy mousse, and a silky texture. It has a fine tannin structure, with notes of fresh raspberry fruit throughout as well as a hint of tangerine and delicate, sweet salinity. It retains good balance and freshness with just a hint of warmth on the finish. This is a seductive rosé offering a lot of pleasure. Drink 2023-2033. Disgorged in March 2023, with the addition of 9 grams per liter dosage.