NV Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut Rosé

56% Pinot Noir and 44% Chardonnay, all estate grown. Only first pressing juice. Oak-aged wines from the estate’s reserve cellars are added to the blend (10% to 15%). Zero or minimal malolactic. Spends two years aging on the lees. 8g/L dosage. This is the kind of sparkling rosé that manages to be both charming and composed. It opens with fresh strawberry and bright citrus, then slides into that very satisfying traditional-method zone - brioche, pastry crust, and a gentle, savory complexity that keeps the fruit from feeling loud. The mousse is fine and persistent, the mid-palate is smooth and round, and the finish stays crisp, dry, and clean enough to make you immediately want a second glass (purely for quality control, obviously). Roederer Estate was founded in 1982 as the California estate of the Champagne family behind Louis Roederer.

94 points, Jeb Dunnuck. "Lovely aromas of crunchy red apples, a burst of minerality followed by buttery brioche. Full-flavoured with a lively and creamy mousse, layers of red berry fruit, dried apricots, wild herbs, white truffle and sea spray on the long finish, which is tinged with crushed almonds. A 56% Pinot Noir blend and 44% Chardonnay with 8 g/L of residual sugar. Aged a minimum of two years on the lees. (JC)"

93 points, Wine Enthusiast. "This wine is pale-pink salmon-hued with aromas of yeasty brioche, fresh raspberry, youthful strawberry, white tea and spiced orange zest on the nose. The midpalate is firm mousse, dried raspberry, orange blossom, gliding into supple orange cream and white grapefruit with a dry finish. Pair with life."