Jean Laurent Rose Brut - NV (1.5L) pinot bl The perfume

The perfume

structured effort from Mouton-Rothschild’s stable is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon

this is a major success in 2012

This beauty will take longer to round into shape than the dramatic and compelling 2009

mint and earth

Jean Laurent Rose Brut - NV (1.5L) pinot bl The perfumeVery dark pink. As usual, one of the more idiosyncratic Champagnes that I tasted this year, offering aromas and flavors of pomegranate, redcurrant and bitter cherry, with notes of candied rose, Moroccan spices and botanical herbs. Densely packed red fruit flavors are lifted by a blood orange nuance and a dusty mineral quality. The finish is long, spicy and refreshingly bitter. Vinous 92 points