A thousand rosé bubbles to enjoy as an aperitif or throughout the meal

Rare Rosé Millésime 2014

Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Rosé 2014

Certainly, the most spring-like of all, in the historic Art Nouveau bottle with anemones. The rosé version of Belle-Epoque, vintage 2014, combines Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and a touch of Meunier. Taking care, even in the rose version, to maintain the floral style that characterises the cuvée. Subtle, delicate, it has aromas of peony, cherry blossom and cassis, with a touch of mandarin. Rich and elegant on the palate, with notes of orange blossom and raspberries playing with the spices of cumin and green pepper. Recommended retail price 358 euro.

Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Rosé 2014

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 2015 

A tribute to the pioneering spirit of Madame Clicquot and two of her innovations: the first Vintage Champagne in 1810 and the first Rosé Champagne by blending in history, in 1818. A blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay blended with precisely 13% Pinot Noir vinified in red. Aromas of violets, roses, blood oranges, mineral and spicy notes of chalk, liquorice and black tea, the palate is rich and generous, with a savoury finish. It goes well with fresh vegetable dishes, savoury and salty dishes, citrus and spicy touches such as ginger. Approximate price 320 euros.

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 2015

Champagne Virginie T. Rosé Brut

From a true Dame Champenoise, who worked for years with her father in the family Maison and then founded her own label with a small, painstaking production, a rosé with a brilliant colour and a lively, intense aroma. The Chardonnay (55%), Pinot Noir (25%) and Meunier (6%) grapes come from Bouzy. The ageing of over 6 years gives a fresh and balanced glass, with hints of red cherries and strawberries. Perfect with grilled salmon, duck breast, cheese. Approximate price about 70 euros.

Champagne Virginie T. Rosé Brut

Hommage à Gaston Burtin Brut Rosé 2019

Dedicated to the founder who gave birth to the Maison Burtin in 1933, it has a lively pink colour and the particularity of a majority of Meunier grapes (53%; the rest divided almost in half between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay). A gourmande bubble, with aromas of berries, raspberry, generally fresh fruit, the roundness of the sip is also due to a 17% reserve wine with Metodo Solera. Approximate price about 65 euros.

Hommage à Gaston Burtin Brut Rosé 2019

Jean-Philippe Trousset Le Rosé

A particular blend, with about half of the Chardonnay balancing a large part between Meunier and Pinot Noir of which 6% vinified in red and 45% vin de réserve from the two previous vintages. A lively, fresh and elegant rosé, played between citrus and small red fruits. Approximate price about 35 euros.

Jean-Philippe Trousset Le Rosé

Rosé Italian style

Trentodoc Cesarini Sforza 1673 Brut Rosé

A Trentino sparkling wine made from Pinot Noir harvested in the most suitable vineyards of the Cembra Valley. An antique pink nuance, savoury and fresh but at the same time complex and silky thanks to the 60 months spent on yeasts, it goes well with gourmet fish dishes - salmon in a crust, squid au gratin, baked sea bass or classic fish crudités. Approximate price around 30 euros.

Trentodoc Cesarini Sforza 1673 Brut Rosé

Trentodoc Altemasi Rosé 

An almost coppery pink with complex aromas and fruity notes of ripe cherries, currants and wild strawberries. A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it has a rich, balanced and persistent sip, a companion for aperitifs and delicate white meat dishes. Approximate price about 25 euros.

Trentodoc Altemasi Rosé

Trentodoc Maso Martis Extra Brut Rosé 2020 

According to Wine Searcher's critics, it is the best rosé in the world (it even beat Brad Pitt's well-known Provençal rosé Miraval). Delicate and elegant, the nose offers strawberries and tangerine with a touch of herbs. Taut and vertical, well-structured and deep, this is a great, rich and intense rosé, perfect with shellfish and fish guazzetti. Approximate price about 40 euros.

Trentodoc Maso Martis Extra Brut Rosé 2020

Franciacorta Castello Bonomi Riserva Extra Brut Lucrezia Etichetta Rosé 2011

A sparkling wine made from Pinot Noir from old vineyards on Monte Orfano in purity for the Rosé version of the Riserva Lucrezia, top of Castello Bonomi's production, here in a vintage, 2011, classified by the Franciacorta consortium as one of the best in the last 15 years. Over 96 months on the lees for a rosé full of colour, elegance and body, with a delicate and fresh bouquet of dog rose, wild berries and balsamic notes. Perfect with duck or a typical local dish, beef in oil. Approximate price about 100 euros.

Franciacorta Castello Bonomi Riserva Extra Brut Lucrezia Etichetta Rosé 2011

Branciacorta Barone Pizzini Bagnadore Riserva Rosé 2011 Dosaggio Zero.

Always Franciacorta, always from an exceptional vintage, an organic wine from a producer who only uses substances of natural origin and encourages biodiversity. Produced only in particular vintages (the next one will be 2020), pure Pinot Noir, 8 months in barriques followed by 128 months of ageing on the lees. Don't be fooled by the delicate salmon colour: this is a citrus and rose-scented rosé with great structure and complexity, to try with baked fish and roast white meats. Approximate price about 90 euros.

Franciacorta Barone Pizzini Bagnadore Riserva Rosé 2011 Dosaggio Zero

Alta Langa Serafino Rosé Riserva Pas Dosé Zero de Saignée 2018

We move on to Piedmont for this sparkling wine Alta langa Pinot Nero 100%, on the lees for 60 months, without dosage to enhance territory and style (saignée rosés require a short maceration to extract the colour from the grapes). The colour is soft, onion skin, the nose reveals the depth of Pinot Noir with small red fruits, bread crust and lime blossom. Fresh and vibrant on the palate, with a long, savoury finish. Approximate price around 55 euros.

Alta Langa Serafino Rosé Riserva Pas Dosé Zero de Saignée 2018

Alta Langa Bera Rosé 2020 Extra Brut.

Another Metodo Classico Millesimato from the historic Piedmontese sparkling wine tradition. Pinot Noir with a minimum ageing of 36 months on the lees. Pink with brilliant reflections, it displays the typical aromas of the vine together with notes of bread crust, it is delicate but direct and savoury on the palate, with marked acidity. Perfect from an aperitif to a light meal of fish or white meat. Approximate price about 60 euros.

Alta Langa Bera Rosé 2020 Extra Brut

Alta Langa Cocchi Rösa Brut Millésimé

The first Alta Langa rosé produced, Pinot Noir in purity, is a rosé de saignée with a delicate and brilliant colour, a beautiful temperament, a fresh and spicy style and great gastronomic vocation, a companion for summer dinners from hors d'oeuvres to delicate fish and meat dishes. Approximate price about 28 euros.

Alta Langa Cocchi Rösa Brut Millésimé

Frescobaldi Leonia Pomino Rosé 2019.

The marketed vintage of the now iconic sparkling wine of the Tuscan house dedicated to the ava Leonia degli Albizzi, who brought the Pomino castle in the Florentine woods as a gift to the family; today it houses one of the house's estates. A Pinot Noir aged on the lees for 40 months, it is a soft pink, French-style wine of great elegance, with hints of blackberry, raspberry, black cherry and currant and a lovely finish that veers towards spiciness. Approximate price around 45 euros.

Frescobaldi Leonia Pomino Rosé 2019

Costaripa Grande Annata Brut Rosé 2017 

From the cellar of Mattia Vezzola, on the Brescian shores of Lake Garda, a blend where the elegance of Chardonnay (80%) marries the structure and aromas of Pinot Noir. Half of the must ferments and evolves in oak barrels, while the subsequent ageing on the lees is over 50 months. Aromas of ripe red fruit, currants and peach, crisp and structured, it is perfect with fish guazzetti and seafood au gratin, while the gourmet recommendation of star chef Sergio Mei, who often collaborates with the winery, is in pairing with herb-roasted imperial quail with Verona white celery puree. Approximate price about 43 euro.

Costaripa Grande Annata Brut Rosé 2017

Oltrepò Pavese Conte Vistarino Saignée della Rocca Extra Brut Rosé

Saignée della Rocca is a Pinot Noir that originates from calcareous clay soils, with at least 24 months on the lees. Elegant and delicate, it has an aromatic bouquet with fruity notes of small red fruits and floral notes of rose petal. The sip is balanced and full, supported by excellent freshness. Approximate price circa 21 euros.

Pietrose Brut Rosé Millesimato Fattoria della Talosa 2017

A quality, structured rosé, created from an area of great reds, in the hills of Montepulciano. It is made from Sangiovese grapes and has an ageing potential of over 10 years, unusual for a rosé. Fresh and persistent, with a full, rich sip, it is perfect with sliced meats and carpaccio and first and second courses of white meats or grilled fish. Approximate price about 44 euros.

Pietrose Brut Rosé Millesimato Fattoria della Talosa 2017