Winemaker Notes
Clear, brilliant and fresh. The nose is fresh with expressive notes of red fruits and citrus as well as notes of raspberry and redcurrant. The palate is fruity, fine and round. A well-balanced and elegant wine.
Pairs well with starters, grilled fish, white meat, or poultry.
Blend: 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 10% Syrah
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Vibrant raspberry and cassis flavors abound in this thirst-quenching, dry rose composed of 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault and 10% Syrah. It’s fresh and pure in fruit but intensely mineral too, finishing on a long, exhilarating spray of cut stone and salt.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The Guigals have slowly moved their Côtes Du Rhône Rosé to a slightly fresher, more lively style, and the 2019 Côtes Du Rhône Rose reveals a lighter pink color as well as juicy notes of tart strawberries, white peach, and cherry blossoms. Elegant and medium-bodied, it has beautifully balanced acidity and a clean finish, all making for an outstanding rosé geared for summer drinking.
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.
Typically thought of as a baby Chateâuneuf-du-Pape, the term Côtes du Rhône actually doesn’t merely apply to the flatter outskirts of the major southern Rhône appellations, it also includes the fringes of well-respected northern Rhône appellations. White wines can be produced under the appellation name, but very little is actually made.
The region offers some of the best values in France and even some first-rate and age-worthy reds. Red wine varieties include most of the Chateâuneuf-du-Pape varieties like Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, and Counoise, as well as Carignan. White grapes grown include Grenache blanc, Roussanne and Viognier, among others.