Moët & Chandon : Grand Vintage rosato 2004

Wine Advocate-Parker :
Moet's deeply salmon-colored 2004 Brut Rose Grand Vintage incorporates 24% Meunier and 45% Pinot Noir of which nearly a quarter was red wine. A nose of fresh red raspberry and fennel leads to a sappy, snappy, marzipan-tinged palate impression whose supportive sweetness led me to imagine a higher dosage than the mere five grams that are present; but then, this wine's luscious sense of vivid and ripe red fruit fits the generous and warm nature of its vintage. While not especially complex - though perhaps a year or two more in bottle will lend depth - this is nonetheless impeccably balanced and irresistibly appetizing.