Winemaker Notes
A very sexy pale rosé. The nose is full of grapefruit and exotic fruits. A delicate freshness offers a vibrant and delicate mouth with hints of red fruits.
Served at 52°F, it is perfect for summertime meals around the pool, with fresh salads or ribs at a barbecue on the beach. It is particularly recommended with grilled red peppers pickled with the olive oil from Campuget.
Blend: 80% Syrah, 20% Vermentino
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This pale salmon-hued rosé is redolent of plump white peaches, raspberries and red cherries. It's concentrated and luscious, with a delightfully textured grip. Fresh acidity and touch of crushed-stone lend vitality to the finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
At 80-20 Syrah and Vermentino, the 2017 Costieres de Nimes Rose 1753 is something of an outlier within the appellation. The citrus notes of the white variety make themselves known on the nose and palate, imparting a lively zestiness to the red berry notes from the Syrah in this medium-bodied rosé.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Gently rolling hills covered by large, round stones on south-facing slopes, Costieres de Nimes is a substantial IGP zone that was formerly considered part of the Languedoc. Today it is included as a section of the southern Rhone; its climate, topography and wines put it more in line with that appellation. Grenache is its most important red variety, along with Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan. Half of the production here is rosé.