Winemaker Notes
Hecht & Bannier have sought a Provence rosé of immense charm and minerality redolent of fennel, anise and purple flowers.
Grab a glass with some friends and taste with a fougasse, some anchovies and even some Salonenque olives.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This delicate, perfumed wine is balanced, ripe with warm red fruits and a touch of caramel. Lightness and lively crispness offset the rich fruitiness. Drink now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This négociant specializing in the South of France has turned out a solid 2020 Cotes de Provence Rosé. A blend of 60% Grenache, 15% each Cinsault and Syrah and 10% Rolle (Vermentino), it offers up scents of spiced peaches enlivened by hints of lime zest. It's medium-bodied, silky in texture and long and nuanced on the finish
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.