The 2016 Brut Rosé Emotion is stellar, even better than it was last year. There's gorgeous textural breadth and intensity to complement the finesse that is such a signature here. Cranberry, blood orange peel and brisk saline notes build nicely over time. This is a wine of tremendous character. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. Disgorged: October 2022. - Antonio Galloni

Aged in one- to three-year-old 228-liter barrels from Tonnellerie Rousseau, Vilmart’s 2016 Emotion is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir (including 15% red wine) from Villers-Allerand and 60% Chardonnay from Rilly-la-Montagne. Disgorged in October 2023 with a dosage of eight grams per liter, this wine greets the nose with a highly aromatic bouquet of red berries, blood orange and spices. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, textured and enveloping, with ripe yet vibrant acidity and structuring phenolics that assert themselves on the long, perfumed finish. Gastronomic yet harmonious, this wine has the potential to age beautifully. As with all of Vilmart’s wines, it is vinified without malolactic fermentation, preserving its tension. - KK