In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, apricot jam, blood orange, soft spice
Palate: powerful cherry fruit, stone fruit, deep spicy core, drive
A bold, powerful vintage rose led by black cherry and stone fruit over a deep, softly spicy core, combining flesh and richness with zingy drive.
What it pairs with
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Duck a l'orange
Blood-orange and cherry notes meet the duck and its citrus glaze. -
Pate en croute
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Spicy depth and structure frame a rich game pate. -
Seared salmon
Cherry fruit and acidity balance the oily fish.
History
Dom Perignon's vintage rose debuted with the 1959 vintage, famously served at the 1971 wedding of the Shah of Iran, and is made only in declared years from a Pinot Noir-led blend.
- 1959 — First Dom Perignon Rose vintage produced
Facts
- Producer
- Moet & Chandon
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- No oak; long lees ageing, red-wine addition for colour
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 320 to 480 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1959
Scores
- Decanter 96 (2009 vintage, reviewed 2021)