Description / Reviews
// 59% Pinot Noir & 41% Chardonnay (all Premier & Grand Cru fruit)
Aged on lees for 12 years (disgorged mid-2022)
5g/L dosage
"Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2009 is captivating with its intimate and caressing character. A wine that is intensively alive, a true incarnation of the fruit of the harvest. After fleeting aromas of rose, orange oil and saffron, the bouquet becomes warmer, dominated by red fruit – raspberry and cherry – then somber touches of cassis and fig. Sweetness ultimately triumphs, with notes of gingerbread and licorice. The fruit is majestic, ripe, fleshy and profound. After a markedly smooth and round initial mouthfeel, the wine nestles in the heart of the palate, settling with a sort of intimately intense caress. The power is contained, and the dominant impression is consistency. Sapid sensations converge and persist, leaving the memory of their tactile imprint." - House Notes
"The 2009 Dom Pérignon Rosé marks a return to a richer style of Rosé following the more ethereal 2008 Rosé. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, spice and pomegranate all build in a creamy, sensual DP Rosé that hits all the right spots. Over the last few years, Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon and his team have lowered the still Pinot portion of the Rosé down to about 10% from a high of 28% or so, reached around 2004 and 2005. In 2009, the Rosé gains considerable textural presence from the generosity of the year. It is a superb Champagne. I preferred it to the 2008, which was also part of this tasting." - 98 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"The wine’s deep hue reveals the strong red-wine spirit at the heart of this Champagne. Since my tasting for this report a year ago, the wine has gained in savoury complexity, with its untamed Pinot Noir character now even more boldly expressed. The aromatic profile leans into the dried-fruit spectrum of apricot and mango, layered with dark berry nuances and a thread of refined char. On the palate, it glides in with silkiness before the warm-year phenolics rise with poised grip toward the back. While the bouquet shows a captivating sense of evolution, there is still a powerful structural core beneath, promising long-term cellaring potential." - 96 Points, Essi Avellan MW
