Winemaker Notes
This beautiful pale-pink color blend of Grenache, Syrah, Viognier is a refreshing and well-balanced rosé. It offers a gorgeous mix of upfront citrus, bright spring flowers, red fruits aromas that are framed by hints of crisp mouthwatering saline notes, finishing snappy and fresh.
Serve as an aperitif or pair with Mediterranean cuisine, seafood, or goat’s cheese.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This pale rosé has aromas of strawberries, guavas and pink grapefruit. It’s fresh and elegant with a medium body and a bright, fruity finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
Freshly-picked red cherry aromas glide over river rock on the nose that is dusted with white blossom and cranberry skin. The palate is round with a steely undercurrent that leverages tart acidity to bolster the length of the taste. This wine has body and more depth than most rosé. Pair with grilled fish, calamari and appetizers.
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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.
An extensive appellation producing a diverse selection of good quality and great values, Languedoc spans the Mediterranean coast from the Pyrenees mountains of Roussillon all the way to the Rhône Valley. Languedoc’s terrain is generally flat coastal plains, with a warm Mediterranean climate and frequent risk of drought.
Virtually every style of wine is made in this expansive region. Most dry wines are blends with varietal choice strongly influenced by the neighboring Rhône Valley. For reds and rosés, the primary grapes include Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. White varieties include Grenache Blanc, Muscat, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Macabéo, Clairette, Piquepoul and Bourbelenc.
International varieties are also planted in large numbers here, in particular Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The key region for sparkling wines here is Limoux, where Blanquette de Limoux is believed to have been the first sparkling wine made in France, even before Champagne. Crémant de Limoux is produced in a more modern style.