Paul Bara Brut Rosé Champagne Bouzy Grand Cru NV

94 points Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide): "(20% chardonnay, 80% pinot noir; Bouzy; 12% Bouzy rouge vinified in stainless steel; 7g/L dosage). A beautiful rosé that shines with the bright intensity of Bouzy pinot noir and the crystalline definition of salt minerality zapped with tangy malic acidity. A dose of 12% Bouzy rouge lends but a hint of pink to its delicate, pretty, bright straw hue. It’s a wonderful expression of the character of Bouzy translated with detail and finesse, filled with strawberry and cranberry fruits and fragranced with rose petals of lifted, lively character. Fine tannin structure melds with salt minerality to provide grip and structure in unison with tangy and persistent malic acidity. It’s thrillingly primary and enticingly moreish, with just subtle allusions of ginger-cake spice beginning to appear on a long finish. (2020-2021)"

91 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The NV Brut Grand Rosé is fabulous, as it so often is. Rich and resonant in feel, with plenty of driving acid, the Grand Rosé is wonderfully vivid from start to finish. Cranberry, white pepper, mint, crushed rocks and slate abound. This taut, Pinot-driven NV Rosé is impossible to resist. Disgorged: November, 2022. Drink: 2023-2030. (Nov 2023)"

91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "Oeil de perdrix color. A cool nose is fruity but not sweet with its array of strawberry, raspberry and whiffs of cherry and yeast. There is good effervescence to the delicious and nicely complex flavors that terminate in an attractively dry, clean and sneaky long finish despite the presence of a touch of youthful austerity. This is really quite a nice rosé and in much the same vein as the Réserve it's not refined but there is plenty of character. Drink: now+. (Oct 2019)"

91 points Essi Avellan, MW: "(80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay). Based on the lush 2018 vintage, this wine gets its elegant peachy tone from a 10% addition of Bouzy red wine. The nose shows fresh and supple raspberry and strawberry fruit. There is a lovely reductive toasty tone and cotton candy nuances that co-exist with the delicious fresh and pure fruitiness. The radiant fruit is lifted by the fine acid line. Textured and sumptuous but not as complex as Bara's white non-vintage, this is delicious and superbly drinkable, with a dosage of 7g/l. (Feb 2023)"

91 points Sarah Mayo (The Wine Independent): "Grand Rose NV is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay with 10% Bouzy still wine based on the 2019 vintage. It is redolent of ripe summer fruit, strawberries, raspberries, black cherry and a little spice note. The medium-bodied palate is luscious and round with a ripe fruit core fused with vibrant, refreshing acidity that carries through to a fresh, long finish with a kiss of honey. This is a fun rose that is balanced, inviting and easy going. Disgorged in with seven grams per liter dosage. Alcohol 12.5%. Drink: 2023-2030. (11/8/23)"