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 to show how much you really 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 Second Skin Rosé NV
Dressed in an eco-friendly jacket that’s been stylishly moulded to the shape of the bottle and made of 100 per cent recyclable paper, Ruinart’s Second Skin Rosé champagne 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 Brut Champagne
A seasoned stalwart on the pink champagne scene, Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial Brut 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. Making it more unique it comes in a new exclusive gift box, so you can quite literally let the champagne speak for itself.
Armand De Brignac Rosé Champagne
Housed in a striking bottle, this 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
Veuve Clicquot’s brut rosé is a blend of up to 60 different crus, made using up to 45 per cent reserve wine and completed with pinot noir red wine. Enjoy aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry, alongside liquorice, croissant and hints of orange zest. The colourful range comes packed in collectible arrow tins, each of which can be personalised with a special message or name, and are inspired by the most breathtaking sunrises in the world.
Champagne Lallier Rosé
Raise a toast with Champagne Lallier’s pretty pink rosé and celebrate the day of love with a drink as special as your Valentine. Crafted from a distinctive blend of whites from pinot noir and chardonnay grapes, plus 7 per cent bouzy grand cru red wines, the result is an intense flavour in a delicate fresh form. Notes of cherry, raspberry and apple mixed with honeysuckle, mandarin and lemon zest make this a unique and elegant fizz that will go down a treat.
Bollinger Rosé Brut
Having earnt its reputation for some of the finest champagne on the sparkling scene, Bollinger presents a high-quality rosé brut, perfect for Valentine’s. Dry but fruity on the palate, it’s composed of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier with a wonderfully soft texture, sip back a glass of the pink fizz with your loved one to mark the occasion in style.
G.H.Mumm Le Rosé Champagne
A delectable combination of pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay that has been aged for 15 months, make Mumm’s Le Rosé your bubbles of choice. A taste reminiscent of summer berries with a light note of vanilla caramel, it’s as refreshing as it is warming, perfect for your romantic date night.
Laurent Perrier Cuvée Rosé Champagne
Laurent Perrier offers a classic combination of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier to deliver a fabulous cuvée rosé champagne. Striking the perfect balance between fresh, crisp and lively with soft and elegant, the famous champagne house finesses aroma, flavour and design in one beautiful limited edition bottle, featuring a striking colourful ribbon design.
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