Tasting Notes:

97 points Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Pale orange. Extraordinarily complex aromas of raspberry, strawberry, smoke, truffle, clove, Burgundian underbrush, brown butter, mint and game. Huge, rich and mouthfilling; glyceral and seamless, yet this dances on the palate. Intriguing minerally hint of gunsmoke. As complex as a great grand cru red Burgundy. Finish builds and builds. This has gained substantially in richness in the past year.

96 points John Gilman

The 1988 DP rosé is now fully into its apogee of maturity, and is drinking brilliantly. Time and again when I drink this rosé I am struck by how much this wine resembles top-notch red Burgundy in its complexity, focus and expression of terroir, enlivened by bubbles. The nose on the ’88 is outstanding, as it offers up a winey blend of wild strawberries, red cherries, a bit of bread dough, orange rind, a lovely base of soil and a distinct note of “meatiness” not dissimilar to Gevrey-Chambertin. On the palate the wine is fullish, deep and refined, with brilliant focus and balance, refined mousse, and great length and grip on the wide open, bouncy and supremely elegant finish. Just lovely juice with years of life still ahead of it.

Bottle Size:

750 mL

Storage History:

Always stored properly in a climate controlled cellar.

Condition:

A very rare vintage of Dom Rose to find. Especially in the gift box.

Gift box does have some minor imperfections, however the bottle is in outstanding condition. Perfect fill level, color & clarity for its age.

The bottle shown is the exact bottle being sold.