2007 Laurent Perrier Alexandra Rose

A burnished copper colour, this is an impressive, powerful and muscular vintage of Laurent-Perrier’s rare Cuvée Alexandra. The wine is still a little closed, but with air reveals notes of bright redcurrant, an earthy tone and rose florals. It’s on the palate, however, that the wine reveals its quality, with a firm structure – the line of taut acidity and a slight phenolic grip alongside the fine mousse. There’s the trace outline of crunchy red fruit, but a mineral, saline power that dominates at this still youthful stage. A serious wine that deserves to be enjoyed alongside food. These magnums were disgorged in October 2022 (the team feels the wine needs additional time post-disgorgement to be ready for release).