Vilmart 2015 Rosé Champagne ‘Cuvée Emotion’
Tasting Note
Sam Gauntley
The wine that single-handedly changed my perception of what Rosé Champagne could taste like. The elder sibling of the Cuvée Rubis, this cuvée raises the bar in every regard. At 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, compared with the Cuvée Rubis 90% PN, and coming from over 60 year old vines, the Emotion is denser, richer and more complex. With a subtle 8g/l residual sugar, this wine completely charms you from the start, seducing you with its floral and unctuous red fruit nose and its ample, round and complex palate of strawberry, raspberry, sour cherry, vanilla and slight pomelo grip on the finish. The bouquet of fruit is wonderfully supported by subtle notes of almond, cinnamon and honey and even a gentle hint of woody spice. The length, as with all of Laurents wines, is simply from another realm, creamy, pure and pristine. All of the component parts are in absolute harmony with each other, with equal parts power and equal parts finesse, this wine is guaranteed to blow you away. If anyone ever says that great Rosé Champagne does not exist…. Ahem…. Slowly push this bottle forward.
At a Glance
Sam Gauntley
The wine that single-handedly changed my perception of what Rosé Champagne could taste like. The elder sibling of the Cuvée Rubis, this cuvée raises the bar in every regard. At 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, compared with the Cuvée Rubis 90% PN, and coming from over 60 year old vines, the Emotion is denser, richer and more complex. With a subtle 8g/l residual sugar, this wine completely charms you from the start, seducing you with its floral and unctuous red fruit nose and its ample, round and complex palate of strawberry, raspberry, sour cherry, vanilla and slight pomelo grip on the finish. The bouquet of fruit is wonderfully supported by subtle notes of almond, cinnamon and honey and even a gentle hint of woody spice. The length, as with all of Laurents wines, is simply from another realm, creamy, pure and pristine. All of the component parts are in absolute harmony with each other, with equal parts power and equal parts finesse, this wine is guaranteed to blow you away. If anyone ever says that great Rosé Champagne does not exist…. Ahem…. Slowly push this bottle forward.
