2009 Dom Perignon - Rose Vintage Brut - Moet & Chandon

Decanter.com – 95 pts – TH: *Dom Pérignon rosé 2009 arrives almost four years after the standard release, accordingly mature, expressive and open. Roughly equal proportions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but with a still red wine addition normally in the region of 15% (no more precise details were available at the time of launch). It's a huge contrast from the 2008, showing the warmth of the year with approachable, fleshy apricot and blood orange flavours, rounded and saturated with ripe fruit at its heart but beautifully detailed with hibiscus, liquorice and dried red berry fragrance. While structured, it is less firm and vinous than the comparably warm 2006; a supple, fluid and sweet kind of ripeness with a gently persistent citric length. While it will develop with interest in the medium term, this is a Dom Pérignon rosé that can be enjoyed close to its release.* - 06/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 97 pts - PM: *Leuchtendes helles Orange, schattiert bis zartes Kirschrosa, silberfarbene Reflexe, feines, gut integriertes, anhaltendes Mousseux. Feines Röstkaramell, Himbeerkonfit, frische Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Navette-Orangen, unterlegt mit weißen Blüten, sehr einladendes Bukett. Saftig elegant und komplex, feine weiße Pfirsichfrucht, angenehme Säurestruktur, straffe Mineralität, zitronige Nuancen, rote Waldbeeren im Nachhall, salzig und lange anhaftend, zeigt große Länge, bereits in voller Harmonie, in vollen Zügen zu genießen.* - 01/2023

Vinous.com – 98 pts – AG: *The 2009 Dom Pérignon marks a return to a richer style of Rosé following the more etereal 2008 Rosé. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, spice and pomegranate all build in a creamy, sensual DP Rosé that hits all the right spots. Over the last few years, Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon and his team have lowered the still Pinot portion of the Rosé down to about 10% from a high of 28% or so, reached around 2004 and 2005. In 2009, the Rosé gains considerable textural presence from the generosity of the year. It is a superb champagne. I preferred it to the 2008, which was also a part of this tasting.* - 03/2023