Date night: The best pink champagne for Valentine’s Day
Toast your love with a glass of the good stuff this Valentine's Day
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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, now is the time to stock your fridge with the prettiest pink champagne money can buy. As opposed to the drier and paler cuvées using only white grapes, rosé champagnes are created by adding red varieties such as pinot noir and therefore tend to feature fruitier tasting notes, including cherries, strawberries and blackcurrants. So if you’re looking to impress your other half with a delectable tipple or two on 14 February – and would like to be delightfully on colour theme for the annual day of love – allow us to present the best rose-hued champagnes to pop this Valentine’s Day.
Hattingley Valley Valentine’s Rosé 2020
Perfect for Valentine’s Day drinking and gifting, Hattingley Valley’s limited-edition sparkling Rosé 2020 features a beautiful dusky pink heart-shaped label and is a pronounced sparkling wine with bursts of bright red fruit, strawberries, and a hint of pomegranate on the nose, and pink grapefruit with a touch of sweet marshmallow on the palate. Purchase with a gift box and a handwritten love note for an additional £50 to really show how much you care.
Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2009
Having spent nearly 12 years ageing in the Dom Pérignon cellar, this vintage rose champagne is a real treat for Valentine’s Day. Full-bodied and sweet, this tipple combines signature notes of pinot noir – think raspberry, fig, strawberry and cherry – with the minerality and lightness of chardonnay grapes to create a romantic vintage which will remind you of the balmy days of summer.
Ruinart Rosé Champagne 2019
Fashioned in an eco-friendly case that’s been stylishly moulded to the shape of the bottle and made of 100 per cent recyclable paper, Ruinart’s 2019 vintage pairs the maison’s signature chardonnay and pinot noir blend with nearly 20 per cent red wine. The result? A fresh and subtle tipple, evoking notes of cherry and mixed berries that create a golden pink hue.
Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial Champagne
A seasoned stalwart on the pink champagne scene, Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial combines pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay to create a delicate bubbly. This is one for those who love a fruitier fizz, featuring tasting notes of wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry. Make it more unique with the personalised gift tin, so you can quite literally let the champagne speak for itself.
Armand De Brignac Rosé Champagne
Housed in a striking bottle, the Ace of Spades champagne has been created from three distinct vintages chosen from the fruitful harvests of 2009, 2010 and 2012. The champagne is fresh and full-bodied on the palate, with notes of strawberries and blackcurrant developing into Armand de Brignac’s signature silky finish. This is definitely an investment bottle, but given its starry ratings, we think it’s worth it.
VEUVE CLICQUOT Arrow Rosé champagne
Having hit the shelves just last year, Veuve Clicquot’s 2015 La Grande Dame rosé vintage is composed of 50 per cent pinot noir, 30 per cent chardonnay, 20 per cent meunier, and completed with pinot noir red wine. Enjoy aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry, alongside licorice, croissant and hints of orange zest. The colourful rosé range comes in a collectible arrow tin inspired by the most breathtaking sunrises in the world, making it the perfect gift for your significant other.
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