Winemaker Notes
A luminous, translucent pale peach color with some silver reflexes. Layered aromas reveal themselves one by one, lychee, pomelo and bergamot, then subtle hints of freesia and orange flower. Flint and wet pebbles give a clean mineral dimension. Rich, yet harmonious on the palate, its typical yellow stone fruit aromas are balanced with a juicy citrus acidity, that leads to a mineral and saline finish with real depth. A well-made, uncommon and gastronomic rosé, to be enjoyed and savored.
Etoile remains a multi-talented gastronomic Rosé that will pair beautifully with spicy crab bisque, salmon fillet with rasel-hanout butter or a vegetable and tofu curry. It will also work nicely with creamy cheeses and fruit based desserts.
Blend: 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault 10% Syrah
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Inviting aromas of vibrant red berry fruit, pink grapefruit and melon. The palate has real weight and texture, with citrus fruits, rhubarb, redcurrant and grapefruit pith flavors. A beautifully textured wine, with a creamy, crisp and long finish. Terrific effort for the vintage.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine, dominated by pepper and fresh red fruit flavors from the Grenache in the blend, is perfumed and vivid. It has a mineral edge with spice and white fruits. Drink this fine wine, dense with fruitiness, from late 2022.
Editors' Choice
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.