Lanson is one of the oldest Champagne houses, and one of the first to make a rosé. As they explain:
Lanson is one of the pioneer Houses to have produced a blended rosé, as early as 1833. It was in 1949 that the Lanson family decided to make a cuvée with the characteristic freshness of the Maison's style. The subtle addition of red wines - from emblematic Crus such as Bouzy or Les Riceys - the exclusive use of rosé reserve wines and the original vinification method, for the most part without malolactic fermentation, give it a unique pale, salmon colour – it bestows a fruitiness and a finesse that combined, distinguish it from other rosé Champagnes. Its delicate notes make it the ideal aperitif for a long summer evening, a picnic or the elegant accompaniment to a gourmet dessert.
We select our grapes from over 100 Crus, half of which are Grand and Premier Crus, for precision and elegance.
We use 30 to 40% of rosé reserve wines, some aged for over 20 years, for consistency of style and aromatic intensity.
We mature our Champagnes for at least 4 years in cellars to develop outstanding complexity.
There are so many outstanding reviews for this brilliant Lanson Rosé Champagne – aways one of the best – that we can’t quote them all. But a partial list would include: the Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits, Wine Spectator, Suckling, Gilman, Richard Jennings, the International Wine Review, Burghound, Vinous, Decanter, Jancis Robinson, Winedoctor, the Champagne Warrior, Wine Align and more!
A few of the multitude of top reviews:
Suckling 93:
A bright, fruity rosé with peaches and light strawberries. Tangerines, too. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture. This is a blended wine with only 7% red wines. Pretty red fruit with the same freshness as the normal black label. Very fresh and vivid. Four years on the lees.
John Gilman’s View From The Cellar:
The current release of Lanson’s non-vintage Brut is really a fine bottle, wafting from the glass in a mélange of tangerine, fraises du bois, wheat toast, excellent minerality and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a fine core, excellent balance, elegant mousse and lovely length and grip on the zesty and refined finish. This is drinking very well in its youth, particularly for a non-malolactic wine, and this has to be one of the great sleepers in the market for high class and ageworthy non-vintage Brut Rosé.
And Wine Align:
Best rosé for the price this year. So delicate with the subtlest nuance of red fruits. Works as aperitif and with salmon to perfection. Dry and crispy.
And the Wine Enthusiast:
A ripe style of rosé Champagne, this has red fruits in profusion balanced by a crisp, tight acidity. The wine's texture supports the touch of toast and the mature acidity.