Cellar Favorite: 1988 Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé

BY NEAL MARTIN | JUNE 2, 2025

The 1988 Brut Rosé from Dom Ruinart commenced a splendid soirée with friends in London during March. After 37 years, it has retained a lucid salmon hue with few signs of aging. The bouquet does not hold back and seems completely intent on pleasing the olfactory senses, gushing with freshly picked strawberries, raspberries, a vase of roses and light mandarin aromas. It’s far more youthful than I would have predicted. The palate is equally attractive, with vivacious strawberry and cranberry fruit at its core. This is no shy and retiring wallflower, exerting weight and grip in the mouth whilst retaining freshness and an infectious joie de vivre. If you have bottles of the 1988 left in your cellar, do not hesitate to crack them open now, though this wine has plenty more left. 92/Drink 2025-2040.

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