2010 Moet & Chandon - Champagne Brut Rose Dom Perignon (750ml)

Dom Pérignon's top rosé, from a tricky, botrytis-pressured 2010 that rewarded strict selection. The blend is 56% Pinot Noir (including 11% red wine from the house's own plots in Hautvillers, Aÿ, and Bouzy) and 44% Chardonnay, then matured on the lees for roughly twelve years before release. It's elegant and lifted rather than showy: sliced strawberry, cranberry, white pepper, and pink grapefruit, with iron, spice, and a delicate toasty richness underneath, and a long, polished finish. Chef de cave Vincent Chaperon calls the shots here, and the 2010 is a standout in a catalog full of them. A gift-worthy, collector-grade rosé Champagne.