Very rich on the palate

Should be a wonderful follow-up to the splendid 2007 Dow--and very long-lived

liquorice and dark chocolate

This is classic Clos du Roi with the hallmark intense sauvage character that suffuses this wine from head to toe

Ruinart, Dom Ruinart Rose other_regions Very rich on the palateAnother 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