NV Coates and Seely Rose
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80% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier. Base 2014 plus 2013 reserves. Aged for 30 months on lees in bottle and then a further 12 months after disgorgement in 2017. Dosage 5 g/l. Tasted blind. Deep apricot pink. Interesting, intriguing nose with a little suggestion of oak. Pretty frothy but a bone-dry finish after some pretty smart, complex fruit. Lightly bitter on the end. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Based on the 2014 vintage and disgorged three years ago with five grams dosage after 36 months on the lees, the NV Brut Rosé is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier. Wafting from the glass with notes of crisp orchard fruit, raspberries, pomelo, rhubarb and white flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with an elegantly fleshy core of fruit, bright acids and a chalky finish. Showing even better than when I reviewed an older disgorgement of the same blend last year, this is one of the finest English Sparkling wines on the market today.
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, based on 2014 vintage. Pretty salmon pink, red fruits are backed up by fresh red-apple aromas. A nice weighty mouthfeel, backed up by nice zesty freshness and good development, fine mousse and good clean finish. Attractive if not hugely complex. (AC)
Hampshire. 65% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Meunier. Partridge-eye pale. Clean tight bright citrus. Finely fragrant. Really dry and streamlined, delicate but long. Elegant. (JH)