Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial
The house's pink bottle, and the only one in which part of the pinot noir enters the blend as red wine. This gives wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry, while the bottle remains a dry brut.
Where the pink colour comes from
Rosé Impérial is Moët & Chandon's rosé and relies more heavily on pinot noir than the regular Brut Impérial. The blend contains 40 to 50 percent pinot noir, 30 to 40 percent pinot meunier and 10 to 20 percent chardonnay. The distinctive feature lies in the first grape: approximately one-tenth of the total enters the blend as red wine. That is where the radiant pink colour comes from, along with the fuller structure and red fruit you find in the glass.
The chardonnay proportion is clearly lower here than in the Brut Impérial, which contains 20 to 30 percent chardonnay. You can taste the difference: the rosé is fuller and fruitier, with less of the taut citrus character. Even so, it is a brut and therefore a dry champagne, at the same 12.5% as every other bottle from the house in Épernay.
In brief
Wild strawberry, raspberry and a peppery tingle
Red fruit and rose
Wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry come first, followed by notes of rose and a light peppery tingle that keeps the aroma intriguing.
Full-bodied
The intensity of red fruit lingers for a long time and is complemented by peach flesh. Fruity and full-bodied, but without sweetness.
Menthol and freshness
The finish has a menthol-like freshness. That is precisely what makes it suitable with Mediterranean dishes and sushi.
Tasting profile of Rosé Impérial served neat, at 8 to 10 degrees. The red fruit becomes more pronounced as the champagne warms slightly in the glass.
How to pour Rosé Impérial
Chill the bottle to 8 to 10 degrees and, when opening, twist the bottle, not the cork. Pour along the side of a tilted glass and fill it to about two-thirds; a 75 cl bottle yields around five glasses.
Simply with food
Pour about 12 cl per glass and return the bottle to the cooler. The red fruit and peppery kick stand up perfectly to Mediterranean dishes and sushi, where a crisp brut sometimes falls short.
Glass: tulip or flute →From a white wine glass
If you really want to smell the rose and wild strawberry, pour 10 cl into a white wine glass instead of a narrow flute. More surface area means more aroma; you sacrifice some bubbles in return.
Wine glasses →Kir Royal with rosé
Pour 15 ml of crème de cassis into the bottom of the glass and top up with 110 ml of Rosé Impérial. The red fruit in the champagne carries through into the cassis, so keep the measure small.
Go to the recipe →Cocktails with rosé champagne
Red fruit in the bottle calls for a mixer that does not overpower it. Keep the pour small and let the champagne do the work.
Kir Royal
Crème de cassis at the bottom, topped up with bubbles. With a rosé, it becomes deeper in color and fuller in fruit.
Pink cocktails
An overview of cocktails that bring pink into the glass. Rosé champagne is the easiest base for them.
Bellini
Peach purée topped up with bubbles. The peach notes in the rosé complement it seamlessly.
Aperitif cocktails
The drinks that start an evening. A rosé brut works perfectly here even without any additions.Which glass goes with Rosé Impérial?
A tulip-shaped glass lets the red fruit and rose come through while still retaining the bubbles. A flute is the safe choice for toasting; a coupe is festive but lets the bubbles dissipate faster.
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