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Score: 90/100   This pink Pic Saint Loup wine by Chateau Puech-Haut is made from a blend Syrah and Grenache. After hand-harvest and direct pressing of the grapes, the fermentation as well as the ageing was run in stainless still tank to preserve the entire freshness of the fruit character. Tasting Notes This Languedoc rosé […]

Yes of course, when one thinks French rosé, he or she is automatically drawn to think: a pale, dry, and vivid style mainly of a pink wine from Provence   Yet, there is another French wine region that makes excellent rosés in a similar style: the Languedoc. Also on the coast of the Mediterranean, Languedoc […]

Score: 90/100   This rosé wine from Southern France comes under the Languedoc AOP appellation. It’s a blend of Syrah and Grenache Noir made by cooperative winery Les Vignerons de Fontès in the Hérault department. Tasting Notes This Languedoc Rosé wine comes in an elegant pink salmon color, a little pale although not too much so, […]

Score: 88/100   Cereja by Tenuta Carreta is an Italian rosé wine made in the Northen Italy region of Piemonte (Piedmont) and that comes under the Langhe DOC appellation. In Piedmontese dialect (the local language), “cereja” is a greeting, both evocative and auspicious, like a warm welcome. The wine is blend of 90% Barbera with […]

Score: 79/100   Mateus Rosé may not be known by all modern wine drinkers, but most in the industry have heard of it, and many have tasted it, out of curiosity at least. Mateus was once, during the 1970s, simply and arguably the most popular wine in the world. It is even said the Queen […]

It’s a Fact: Rosé wines are trendy. International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the Provence Wine Council (CIVP) reported that rosé wine consumption reached 22.7 mhl in 2014, which already was an increase of 20% since 2002! 4 countries account for 80% of the global rosé wine production: France first (with 700 million litres […]

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Score: 90/100   This Rhône rosé wine from the village appellation of Gigondas comes from vines grown on chalk and clay-soil slopes on the family-owned estate. It is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Cinsault. Grapes are hand-picked. The Grenache is directly pressed and blended with rosé-coloured Syrah and Cinsault juice (bled from the red wine fermenting […]

Score: 87/100   This Rosé by Laurent Miquel is, as shown the label, is a blend of Cinsault (70% ) and Syrah (30%) grown on calcareous clay soils. After night-time harvesting, direct pressing and fermentation at moderately low temperature (16-17°C), in was matured on lees in stainless steel tanks. Finally: fining and light filtration before bottling. Tasting Notes […]

Score: 90/100   This rosé wine by Domaine Souviou from the Côtes de Provence region in the South of France is a blend of 25% Mouvedre, 15% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 30% Cinsault. After manual harvest and cold-temperature fermentation, it was aged for 6 months in stainless steel tank. So how good is 2015 Domaine Souviou […]