ready-keepChampagne Krug, Rosé, 20ème Édition, Brut

A distinct coppery colour with amber highlights. Superbly pretty. I noticed this particular bottle has six years of cork-ageing after being disgorged in the winter of 2015. The wine is moving into early mature middle age, showing tantalising complexity now: a touch of toffee, walnut, rich tea biscuit and sweet prunes. There is a silk mousse texture and it is all zipped up with a precise and bracing redcurrant racy finish. Quite a finale, positive freshness which promises more to come.

Drink 2022 - 2030