A good rest on lees in the cellar through to May 2015 has seen this salmon-colored rosé develop a wealth of dried porcini mushroom aromas that really make a savory statement. It's gently smoky and shows some dried cherry fruits too – a gastronomic dream! The palate's smoothly cut with creamy red-cherry-fruit flavors and hints of pink grapefruit. It freshens into the finish. Thanks especially to a complex layered structure, this really is a brilliant rose. Drink now.

Radiant, star-bright ruby with vermilion highlights. Burgundian scents of the forest, with fraises des bois, undergrowth and even redcurrant. A silky, captivating mouthfeel, the palate cloaking without being heavy. The expression of a warm, later harvest, and the rosé is more distinguished and elegant than the blanc in 2005.

A pretty, delicate wine, the 2005 Brut Rose La Grande Annee is also a bit more intriguing than the Grande Annee, as it has more mid-palate pliancy and greater overall depth. Crushed flowers, sweet red berries, cinnamon and rose petal notes inform the effortless, gracious finish. Disgorged: May 2015. November 2015.

This is a thrilling wine with a beautiful nose, marked by extremely sensual and forward wild red berry notes. This scent is amazing – so clean, pure and direct. The red wine element was down to 30hl/ha and they had to green harvest hard to get to this concentration. This was a critical decision because it gives a stunning character to the wine. The nose leads with bright, pristine, strawberry notes and a buoyant palate follows hot on its heels. The texture is very smooth, silky and ethereal and it seems forward and flattering already. Having said this it will still manage to age well such is the tension on the finish. There is a touch of the honey that I also spotted in the ’05 LGA white – which serves to make its precocity even more pronounced. Interestingly, no La Cotes Aux Enfants red was made in this vintage because they needed all of it for their rose.