Laurent Perrier Alexandra Rose 1998
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Tasting Notes:
A pale salmon pink with an orange tinge. On the nose complex and powerful, the first aromas are reminiscent of strawberry jam. These are followed by floral notes such as rose petal.
Lively and crisp, with dominant flavours of red berry fruit such as wild strawberries. Full-bodied, with a velvety texture and a finale showing hints of dried apricots and orange peel.
Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Pairing with food:
An excellent wine for game with bilberry sauce. It has ample power to be matched even with stronger-flavoured dishes.
Grape Variety:
Around 80% Pinot Noir, and 20% Chardonnay.
Composed of some of the most prestigious Champagne villages, or crus, such as Ambonnay, Bouzy, Louvois, Mailly, Verzenay and Tours-sur-Marne for pinot noir; Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and le Mesnil-sur-Oger for chardonnay.
A special selection of plots and vineyard sites, with the grapes hand sorted and de-stemmed, prior to short maceration for the pinot noir. When blended with some delicate chardonnay, this produces a wine of gentle colour and uniquely complex aroma. The ageing in our cellars lasts for at least six years.
Background Information:
Bernard de Nonancourt took the opportunity of his elder daughter Alexandra’s marriage in 1987 to create this vintage rose champagne. It expresses the very highest standards epitomised by the House of Laurent-Perrier, which also produces the benchmark non-vintage rose champagne. It was therefore totally legitimate to produce a luxury cuvee rose, an exclusive and rare wine which occupies a unique niche in its range.
