Veuve Clicquot, Cave Privee Rose

Veuve Clicquot, Cave Privee RoseRich and creamy, this is aging gracefully. The finely tuned acidity and lightly beaded texture provide an elegant frame for the layers of coffee liqueur, toasted almond, cherry bonbon, iodine and orange peel flavors. The long finish is tinged subtly with smoky mineral. Disgorged October 2008. Drink now through 2022. 2,068 cases made. AN

50% Pinot Noir and 10% red wine from the Valofroy vineyard in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

When I first tasted it on release

this will still need ample cellar time

intense and pure middle weight flavors that exhibit fine detail on the mineral-inflected

There is impressive richness and power to the broad-shouldered flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality that continues onto the dusty and balanced finale that is shaped by relatively fine grained tannins

Aromatically reserved

This has plenty of extract and should have no problem evolving well because the tannins are both round and reasonably ripe

This is very Suchots in character with a lovely combination of finesse and generosity

Fireworks on the nose but a bit lean and reductive on the finish

dry-farmed vines on the Rutherford Bench remain the foundation of the wines produced here

From Barossa Valley

The finish is stimulating in its finesse and tender grip