Larmandier-Bernier, Rose de Maturation Brut Zero the 2005 turns more delicate

the 2005 turns more delicate with time in the glass as its silkier and floral qualities become more evident

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Finely balanced

Larmandier-Bernier, Rose de Maturation Brut Zero the 2005 turns more delicateThe 2014 Extra Brut Ros de Maturation is showing brilliantly, wafting from the glass with notes of red berries, blood orange, toasted almonds, dried white flowers and white peach. Medium to full bodied, vinous and sensual, it's an exquisitely seamless, elegant wine that even surpasses in depth and complexity the fine 2013 vintage that marked this cuve's debut.