Thanks Johnny for sharing such beautiful Rose and nice photos!

Moet et Chandon Cuvee Dom Perignon Rose 1993 Brut Champagne (750ml)

Rose d’Assemblage; Grape Proportions: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Tasted in August, 2010

Well chilled. Served upon uncorking. Lovely salmon-pink, with reflections of copper.

Truly healthy, refined bead.

Initially, a very deep nose of earth cellar, smoke, burnt toast and black tea. Instantly appear more opulent aromas of dried fruits, fig and wild berries (wild strawberry and raspberry). The taste is a bit tight and austere at the beginning, with a paste of chalky minerality and tannic astringency. This is extremely healthy and just needs more time to blossom.

4 minutes after uncorking: scents of sandalwood now penetrate the seductive aromas of naturally sweet, ripe red fruits.

10 minutes: on the nose, a real harmony of the natural nuances: sandalwood, chalk, wild strawberry, raspberry and dried fruits. On the palate, the earlier tightness and austerity is gone: now the entry is very crisp; the mid palate is vibrant and focused; and the finish is of classic DP elegance – a merest touch of fine bitterness.

17 minutes: a lovely meaty, minty Burgundy-Red-like bouquet! Gorgeous!

The taste structure grows in dimension, with fleshy, almost chewable fruits. Luxurious!

34 minutes: an ultra-sophisticated spectrum of nuances: black tea, toasted bread, chalk, wild berry fruits, meat and mint. The taste is of equivalent sophistication, with fleshy, naturally sweet red fruits standing out and an incisive spicy finish.

45 minutes: Decadent Pinot nose. For the taste, supple red fruits spiced by flavor of cinnamon and driven by vinous strength.

54 minutes: Aromas of butter and vanilla now add new charm to the ever sophisticated and heady bouquet.

1 hour: Rich, concentrated, sweet red fruit aromas on the nose, lifted by refreshing minty scents. On the palate, still lush, supple red fruits of natural sweetness with no sign of decline.

1 hour and 33 minutes: perfumed sandalwood mingles with overripe, decadent fruity aromas.

1 hour and 35 minutes: the taste is fleshy and vinous -- the chewable red fruits are seasoned by flavor of cinnamon and chalky minerality.

1 hour and 37 minutes: the taste layers embrace goodies of butterscotch and chocolate. It seems to have taken so long for the evolved Chardonnay to finally penetrates the unctuous Pinot fruits!

2 hour and 10 minutes: scents of walnut oil mingle with sweet Pinot aromas. On the palate, assertive butterscotch flavor mingles with the still fleshy red fruits, finishing on fine bitterness.

2 hour and a half! Toasty nose. Butterscotch taste with coffee finesse. It just stays in good shape till we run out the very last drops…

Luxurious fruit, slow-evolving complexities and astonishing longevity. This awesome Rose just makes me dumbfounded! It needs at least 5 years’ more cellaring to peak!