Winemaker Notes
In the glass, this Rose is a pretty pink with intense ripe strawberry, juicy watermelon, and fresh red cherry fruit aromas and flavors. On the palate, this wine is creamy and seductive with a defined structure from the Pinot Noir added in its final stages.
Chandon Rosé is very fond of salmon and tuna sushi, and also goes well with grilled burgers, paella, smoked salmon, gumbo,
duck fat fries.
Blend: 57% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 3% Meunier
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This rich wine offers aromas of strawberry, raspberry, tangerine cream, cinnamon and orange blossom. Flavors on the palate are peach, cranberry-cherry compote, apricot and star anise. A fine mousse midpalate brings toasted chestnut, orange cream and a dry, long finish.
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Tasting Panel
Golden State sunshine in a glass, this highly approachable traditional-method blend of 57% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, and 3% Meunier fills the nose and mouth with strawberry and cranberry amid tinges of red rose, lime leaf, and vanilla brioche. Pomegranate makes its way into the mix on the midpalate, met by lilting acidity.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Chandon Brut Rosé is lovely and enticing. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits a pleasing mix of fresh red fruits, earth, and dust in its aromas and flavors. Pair it with Thai Basil Chicken, and go lightly with the red chiles. (Tasted: July 18, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
A festive sparkler, vibrant and generous, with layered strawberry, fresh ginger and spice flavors that build toward the snappy finish.
California enjoys a long history and proven reputation as an admirable source of sparkling wines. Agoston Haraszthy, who established Buena Vista Winery in the mid 1850s, first attempted to make traditional method sparkling wine in California in the 1870s. Shortly thereafter Korbel followed, and with great success. Today domestic producers such as Schramsberg, Iron Horse and J. Wine Co remain at the forefront of the market.
Since the 1970s the state has consistently attracted the attention and investment of large and respected European and French-based firms who are responsible for Domaine Chandon, Mumm-Napa Valley, Roederer Estate and Domaine Carneros (Taittinger), to name a few. Anderson Valley and Carneros remain standout regions for top quality Pinot noir and Chardonnay for these.