Domaine Chandon 'Étoile' Rosé Brut North Coast

Winemaker Notes:  In keeping with the traditional method, we add a small amount of red wine (Pinot Noir) prior to tirage to create the distinctive salmon color with copper hues. The wine's aroma is rich yet elegant with plum and dark cherry fruit layered over notes of nutmeg and cocoa. A bold, yet refined palate structure characterizes this wine with subtle but persistent flavors of raspberry and French toast. The wine finishes with excellent length and richness that will stand up to a variety of foods.

Blend: 53% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir, and 5% Meunier

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Light-bodied, quite fruity and expansive with mouth-coating, fine-beaded bubbles. A complex, multi-vintage blend that spent five years on the yeast lees and shows it with nice touches of maturity and smoothness. Raspberry, redcurrant and fresh-baguette aromas followed by cream, mandarin-orange and brioche nuances."


Wine Enthusiast - "A prestige cuvée made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, this impressive wine has a beautiful salmon hue. Floral and salty, it presents as dry, with a lingering flavors of lemon peel, oyster shell and unripe strawberry."


Decanter - "A poised wine of some refinement. Sandy scents, stone fruit characters, and lingering almond and floral notes."