A new favorite Rosé Champagne, and a refute of the validity of travel shock.

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  • NV Ployez-Jacquemart Champagne Extra Brut Rosé - France, Champagne (11/30/2018)
    My first bottle from this producer. Wow, this punches above its weight! It is bold and fragrant, all red berries and flowers. Fruity but dry on the palate; the sensation is one of incredible freshness. A new favorite Rosé at a very good tariff.
    This bottle also makes me a “travel shock” doubter. It was shipped to me from East to West coast two weeks ago, then flew in the bottom of a jet to Hawaii today, and opened two hours after landing. (92 pts.)
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nice small house that makes super wines. I just posted on the excellent 08 BdB. Drank that rosé you mentioned last week from magnum and heartily agree.

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Thanks for the recommendation. I also maybe need to re-think my reluctance to ship or travel with sparkling wine.

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Yeah that’s one of the better nv roses. Paul bars is probably my fav.

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Not to be overly pedantic, but there is a world of difference between bottle shock and travel shock, and your bottle only relates to the possible existence of the latter. There seems to be much more consensus and a scientific basis for bottle shock, that is, that wines need time after bottling to show their best.

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Mike,

Maybe pedantic, but true (unless of course these were just bottled)! Fixed the OP, thanks for pointing that out.

Cheers,
Warren

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Thanks for the note. I have one of these on deck for later this next week.