Bottle-fermented, the wine is sourced from multiple regions including estate vineyards in the Yarra Valley and Strathbogie Ranges. Pale salmon-pink, it is a delicious rose, constructed from pinot noir and chardonnay, with a small amount of pinot noir red wine adding a distinct strawberry influence; the length, balance and finish are particularly good. A sparkler to be drunk with gusto. 94 points, $29, Cork, 12.5% alc; Halliday’s Top 100 Wines for 2009 – The Weekend Australian November 14-15, 2009

Chandon's vineyards are something quite unique. Being a specialist maker of effervescent wines, Chandon is in a position to allocate the best resources for the creation of some of Australia's finest sparkling Cuvées. With a heritage of growing the Yarra Valley's best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, expressly for the purpose of making world class sparklers, Chandon can set aside the most favourable batches of grapes to fashion into the most enticing sparkling Rosé. Crafted to true Methode traditionelle, assembled from a selection of the most complimenting vintage wines, rested on yeast lees to age and to infuse a rich autolysis, disgorged and treated to liqueur doseage

Is there a hedonist who can resist the creamy pink? Chandon's is bred to be luscious yet poised and elegant, exuding perfumes of sultry liqueured cherry and essences of framboise. The Pinot Noir's seductive aromas and darker berry fruit flavours dominate this exciting Cuvée, whilst the presence of Chardonnay's rich tropicality and the tang of fine pineappley acidity keep things strictly Pinot Chardonnay. An élite effervescent Rosé, and not for the frivolous, match the richness of this wine with grilled salmon and strawberry Pannacotta
 
This copper pink Rosé is as spectacular to behold as it is to taste. It's heady perfumes of liqueured cherry and tart pineapple precede secondary bouquets of citrus, and of nuts. Aromas unfold with layers of strawberry cream and freshly baked cakes, autolysis characters and nuances of lemon. On the palate are impressions of refreshing juicy berries, currant and strawberry, cherry and custard flavours give way to a creamy mid-palate offering toastyness, raspberries and plum. The wine retains it's effervescence all the way through, it's creamy mouthfeel and petulance matches taste sensations, with fine texture. True to the House style, it offers seamless structure and an impressive finish