Winemaker Notes
This vibrant, fresh blend of Grenache Noir, Syrah and Cinsault is generous and fruit forward on the nose, inviting with delightful strawberry aromas. A mouthwatering style, the palate presents a well-balanced acidity, roundness and lingering pleasant finish.
Blend: 45% Grenache Noir, 45% Syrah, 10% Cinsault
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Château Haut-Blanville Rosé is delicious and vibrant. TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright with aromas and flavors of red fruit and chalk. Pair it with steamed clams and linguine. (Tasted: June 24, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine opens with medium-intense aromas of yellow melon, firm mango and just-ripe peach. The palate starts off medium in weight, with moderate ripe-fruit tones and a slightly creamy texture that continues to the close. Following right behind this, a bright yet ripe citrus tone lends lift and freshness to the finish. It’s a well-balanced and tasty pour.
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.
A catchall term for the area surrounding the Languedoc and Roussillon, Pays d’Oc is the most important IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) in France, producing 85% of this country’s wine under the IGP designation. (IGP indicates wine of good quality, not otherwise elevated to the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status.)
The near perfect Mediterranean climate combined with dry, cool winds from the north, optimal soils, altitudes and exposures make Pays d’Oc an ideal wine growing region. Single varietal wines and blends are possible here and while many types of grapes do well in Pays d’Oc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Grenache and Cinsault are among the most common.