97 pts Vinous Media
Drinking Window 2026-2037
The 2012 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is a very sexy Champagne, but it is also quite reserved, especially within the context of the year. Crushed rose petal, kirsch, white pepper, slate and mint are all beautifully delineated in a sculpted, taut Rosé. Its finest drinking belongs to the future. Dosage is 3.8 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2023. - By Antonio Galloni on April 2025

97+ pts Wine Advocate
Drink Date: 2024 - 2054
A blend of 45% Pinot Noir and 55% Chardonnay, the 2012 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is a real success, wafting from the glass with aromas of red berries, rose, peony, orange blood and dried flowers. Medium to full-bodied, vinous and broad, it's dense and deep with a multidimensional core of fruit, racy acids and a textural structure, concluding with a long, delicate, mouthwatering finish. This is one of the finest rosé I've tasted at this address. Kudos!

Created in 1988 as a tribute to one of the House’s founders, Elisabeth Salmon, this cuvée distinguishes itself through its refined purity of grandeur and unique character. This great, rare and sought-after wine subtly offers the signature of our top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay terroirs. Elisabeth Salmon 2012 highlights the full breadth of the savoir-faire required to blend the House’s rosé in an exceptional year.

• 100% grand cru and premier cru
• 55% Chardonnay from Chouilly, Avize, Mesnil-sur-Oger
• 45% Pinot Noir from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ et Verzenay
• Less than 10% of the Pinot Noir is vinified as red wine from grapes from old vines in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ with southern exposure
• 2.90% of the wines are vinified in oak casks
• Aged on lees / in the cellar: 115 months
• Dosage: 3.8g/l
• Bottle and magnum: more than 20 years