Cédric Bouchard Creux d'Enfer Rosé 2007

Ripe cherry, guava and a faint curl of smoked meat give this an almost tropical, darkly seductive nose, unusual territory for Champagne rosé. On the palate it tightens up considerably: silky, coiled, with a flinty persistence on the finish that lingers well past the last sip. Among the most singular things coming out of the region.