Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé (in gift box) NV

The world-famous Laurent-Perrier Rosé is as much a beacon of style as the Ritz, Tiffany & Co. or Chanel No. 5! Cellared for four years to add complexity and presented in a curvaceous, 17th century-style bottle, this is sparkling rosé at its finest.

Founded by Alphonse Pierlot in 1812, Laurent-Perrier is a family-owned Champagne house with a long and rich history. Marie-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt managed the company during the Second World War and once hid 100,000 bottles behind a wall to protect them from German soldiers.

A couple of years later, one of her sons, Army sergeant Bernard de Nonancourt, helped break into Hitler's retreat in the Bavarian Alps, where he discovered half a million bottles of wine. Among them were several hundred cases of very expensive Champagne that he had watched being stolen five years earlier.

With its fine mousse and lively flavours of wild strawberries, raspberries and ripe cherries, this lovely pink fizz will lift the spirits at any celebration. Perfect with salmon canapés, fresh berries or enjoyed on its own as a luxurious aperitif.