Winemaker Notes
The Rosé L'Accent is an authentic gastronomic wine, long and complex. This cuvée is made from a blend of our 5 red grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan. Hand-harvested, early in the morning to preserve freshness, fruits are pressed directly after being sorted. We make the vilification in enameled steel.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of 35% each Grenache and Syrah with 15% each Carignan and Cinsault, the 2020 Cotes de Provence Rose L'Accent is an attractive, medium-hued coppery rosé, with notions of crushed stone and grated citrus zest on the nose. It's medium-bodied, with an almost creamy-oily, concentrated feel on the palate, ample ripeness and weight and a lingering, mouthwatering finish. I wouldn't be surprised to see this drinking well into 2022. It's better than most of the competition, but it's also priced accordingly.
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.
Cotes de Provence is an extensive but valuable appellation that includes vineyards bordering the main Provencal appellations. Its sites vary from subalpine hills, which receive the cooling effects of the mountains to the north, to the coastal St-Tropez, a region mainly influenced by the warm Mediterranean sunshine.
Here the focus is on quality rosé, as it defines four fifths of the region’s wines. Following in the rosé footsteps, a lot of new effort is going into the region’s red production as well. A new generation has turned its focus on high quality Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan. Cotes de Provence white wines, which represent a miniscule part of the region as far as volume, are nonetheless worthy of consideration and can include any combination of Clairette, Semillon, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino.