Champagne Laurent Perrier

Cuvée Alexandra Rosé 2012

Ganz ohne Zweifel gehört die 2012er ‚Cuvée Alexandra‘ zu den großen Weinen des Jahrgangs. Laurent-Perrier hat hier ein lachsfarbenes Meisterwerk geschaffen. Dieser Champagner verwirrt einem in seiner Komplexität, seinem Charme und seiner Tiefe auf wunderbare Weise alle Sinne.

From the intense, ripe and dramatic 2012 vintage, Laurent-Perrier has crafted a heady, memorable Alexandra that is already drinking beautifully. It's bursting with roasted blood orange, red plums in vanilla and nectarine kernel aromas. The grand cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend seamlessly into a Champagne where aromatic range meets citric persistence and toasty complexity. This will continue to improve for at least five years (longer in magnum), picking up spicy details and settling further into silky softness.

Offers a plush texture that carries gorgeous flavors of macerated cherry and strawberry preserves, blood orange gelée, toasted walnut, chamomile and saffron. Revealing a rich profile deftly integrated with a delicate spine of acidity and a minerally underpinning, this is effortlessly bright and graceful on the palate. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now through 2037.

Medium salmon pink with an orange touch, silver reflections and a fine, persistent mousse. Nuances of red forest berries, some cassis and candied orange zest on the nose, with mace, roses and a mineral-smoky background - a multi-faceted bouquet. Taut and complex on the palate with a tightly woven texture, nuances of red heart cherries and a finesse-rich acidity. It's mineral and salty on the finish, feeling very vital and with great length. It's reached a drinking peak, but with further ageing potential. (PM).