Laurent-Perrier Alexandra Rose 2012 Champagne / Gift Box

Suki Patel — Beautiful but hard to justify the price

8/10

Tried this at a restaurant and it was genuinely lovely — precise, elegant, really well balanced acidity with ripe fruit. But nearly £400 a bottle? I've had champagnes at half the price that got me almost as excited. It's a 9 or 10 quality wine with a price tag that knocks a point off for me.

Olivia Park — Worth every penny for a special night

9/10

Bought this for our 10th wedding anniversary and wow, it did not disappoint. The rosé colour is gorgeous and it tastes incredibly complex — layers of fruit that kept revealing themselves as we worked through the bottle. At £382 it's obviously not an everyday drink but for a milestone celebration it felt absolutely right. The finish just goes on and on.

Helena Kosta — Opened this for New Year's and no regrets

9/10

The guy at our local wine shop recommended this when I said I wanted something really special. He wasn't wrong. It's so clean and confident, not showy at all but you can tell it's proper stuff. Shared it between four of us and everyone kept commenting on how good it was. The 2012 vintage clearly has something going on.