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

melted tar and graphite emerging with time

I particularly like the underlying sense of tension

after which it should last for 7-8 years

rust and blood orange

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