Delamotte Brut Rosé Champagne NV

This bright rosé shows a pleasing crunchiness to the mousse and acidic frame, layered with a well-spiced range of ripe apricot and boysenberry fruit, candied ginger and Marcona almond flavors.

The latest release of Delamotte's NV Brut Rosé is showing beautifully, offering up aromas of tangerine, red plums, cherries and spices. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with a fleshy core of fruit, bright acids and a pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a chalky finish. As ever, it's a seamless, elegant wine.

This is a concentrated rosé, its earthy fruit edged by pink-grapefruit acidity. Smoky and a little green, it would pair well with the fattiness of prosciutto and melon, or the deep flavors of pears poached in red wine.