Ruinart, Dom Ruinart Rose Vintage:1996 melted tar and graphite emerging

melted tar and graphite emerging with time

Here too the nose is composed of an elegant array of airy red cherry

The refined middle weight flavors are also cool and energetic with very fine depth and length on the balanced finish that is unusually dry for the vintage

Firm reduction masks the nuance of what appears to be ripe fruit

Ruinart, Dom Ruinart Rose Vintage:1996 melted tar and graphite emergingAnother winemaker, another era but still the signature Dom Ruinart elegance. This magnum was disgorged in May 2005 and continues to delight. The colour is of burnished copper, the mousse amazingly compact and persistent. The aromatic profile is dominated by soft leather, vanillin and hints of toffee apple, while the savoury characteristic of the palate, with dry mushroom and truffles both evidenced, opens up a vista of gastronomic potential and belies