Copper-orange color with beautiful aromas of oyster shells, blood oranges, salted yellow plums, vertiver, ginseng, brown butter and salted almonds. Creamy, broad and powerful, yet elegant, with soft bubbles. Vinous and serious rosé with a long, savory finish. 90% pinot noir and 10% chardonnay. Drink or hold.

The MV Rosé Fût de Chêne shows all of the richness and gamy intensity of Pinot Noir with a few years of age, along with the added complexity of 30% reserve wines that round out the blend. Rich and vinous in the glass, with remarkable nuance, the Rosé Fût de Chêne is a total knock-out. I especially like the juxtaposition of Pinot intensity with a sense of airiness and grace that is impossible to miss. The Rosé is built on a base of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay to which 6% of still Pinot is added. It is an incredibly versatile Champagne that it sure to please. I loved it. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: October 1, 2020. -- Antonio Galloni

94+ The new release of the Henri Giraud “Fût de Chêne” Grand Cru Brut Rosé is excellent, offering up a complex nose of tangerine, fraises du bois, rye toast, beautiful soil tones, a touch of cinnamon and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full and complex, with a lovely core, superb mineral drive, refined, frothy mousse and a very long, very elegant finish. There is a touch of oak influence here on both the nose and palate, but it is quite understated and beautifully integrated. This is a blend of seventy-eight percent pinot noir and twenty-two percent chardonnay. It is from the base year of 2007, with forty percent of the cuvée comprised of reserve wines and it was finished with a dosage of eight grams per liter. Absolutely first class Rosé!

A rich, expressive version, with spice, graphite and coffee liqueur accents, this creamy rosé Champagne is structured by mouthwatering acidity that enlivens the flavors of peach skin, baked white cherry, brioche and mandarin orange peel. Long and rich on the lingering, satiny finish.

93+ Exactly the same base wine as the MV10 but blended before bottling with 8% red Pinot Noir from an 64-year-old vineyard in Aÿ that gives very tiny, juicy and structured grapes, Giraud's NV Aÿ Grand Cru Fût de Chêne Brut MV Rosé has a lovely orange-pink color and opens to a slightly reductive bouquet initially, but then becomes pure and very delicate yet intense, wiht red fruits, red wine and floral aromas. On the palate, this is a medium-bodied yet concentrated, fresh and well-structured Rosé with purity, finesse and mineral length. It has matured fruit flavors in the persistent aftertaste, representing a good portion of reserve wines that add a final layer of complexity. Aged for seven years on yeast on the bottle the wine is pretty vinous, and its initially slightly oaky taste and grip needs a big fat fish. 4.500 bottles produced. Tasted April 2018. - SR