NV Rene Geoffroy Rose

[VouvrayHead]

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This is a Rose made in the saignée fashion.
This champagne took a while to open up and was best as it warmed-up a bit as well.
VERY fruity for champagne, with intense strawberry, cherry and raspberry coming to the party with a good bit of doughiness as well, leading to my impression of "strawberry shortcake." This was a very heady and deeply scented wine... My nose hardly left my glass the entire evening, but once in the mouth, while beautifully creamy, the doughiness was mostly absent while the fruit mingled with a touch of citrus.
While not quite as complex as premier cru rose champagne can be, this wine was incredibly fun and very, very pretty.
Worth the money, which is high praise indeed for premier cru champagne these days.

This is one of Terry Theise's grower champagnes.

[This message has been edited by VouvrayHead (edited 11-02-2008).]