RARE CHAMPAGNE

Rare Millésime 2008 Champagne Gift Box 750ml

Trust your Taste

Pear and tangerine meet pineapple, passion fruit and floral notes in this precise vintage Champagne. Crisp citrus freshness carries saline, smoky detail through a long finish. Try it if you enjoy bright, complex bubbles with real energy.

PalateKeyBr · Broad & Generous
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Generous flavour and texture balanced by freshness and complexity favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.

This suits you if you enjoy complex Champagne with racy acidity and saline detail.

It may not suit you if you prefer soft acidity or simple fruit flavours.

ChardonnayblendChampagne, France750 ml bottle12.5% alcohol
$657.99per bottle
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Tasting Notes
  • Region France
  • Extras New
  • Style SparklingVintage
  • Type Sparkling
  • Grapes Chardonnayblend
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Tasting Notes
  • Region France
  • Extras New
  • Style SparklingVintage
  • Type Sparkling
  • Grapes Chardonnayblend

How this wine feels

This feels rich in flavour but sharply fresh in shape. Fruit fills the middle, while saline and citrus notes make the finish taut and persistent.

The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.

Structural IntensityFirm presence7/10
DelicatePowerful

How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.

Astringency / TanninVery little grip1/10
Little gripFirm grip

The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.

Acidity SharpnessRacy9/10
GentleZesty

The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.

Bitterness / SavourinessPronounced7/10
LittlePronounced

Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.

Softness / RoundnessBalanced6/10
FirmRounded

How smooth and rounded the wine feels.

Sweet-Fruit ExpressionPronounced fruit8/10
Subtle fruitRipe fruit

Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.

Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.

For the detail-minded
12.5% alcohol