Champange J. Lassalle, Brut Rosé Reserve des Grandes Anées 1er Cru NV, 750 mL

An exceptionally pretty nose combines notes of brioche, strawberry and cherry along with a whisper of quinine. There is a lovely sense of verve to the almost foamy medium weight flavors that possess better than average depth in the context of what is typical for rosé champagne, all wrapped in clean, reasonably dry and nicely crisp finale. Overall this is really quite good because many examples are mildly sweet but here the finish remains sufficiently dry that it's not at all cloying