I love French rose. Light pink or salmon-colored, slightly savory from the limited red grape skin contact, utterly refreshing.
I love the Southern Rhone (Chateauneuf du Papes, Gigondas, Vacqueyras etc.)
I trust anything made by Michael Chapoutier.
This Cote du Rhone rose hits all three!
My wife found this bottle at World Markets for something like $6! As you can see, it got destroyed over a lunch of beet salad.
WineKnow Facts:
- Rose wines are NOT normally a blend of white and red wines.
- In fact, they are almost always made from exclusively red grapes!
- Confused? Keep in mind that almost all grapes have white/clear juice.
- The difference with rose wines (and red wines) is that grape skin contact is kept limited. So you get a bit of red and a bit of tannins but with the freshness and acidity of a good white!
- Rose is hugely popular globally. And it comes in all sorts of colors. However, I can’t stand the bright red ones that smell like strawberry Kool-Aid.
- No, given me roses from the South of France, Cote du Rhones or Provence! There the wines are usually very pale pink or salmon-colored, with light red fruit and a certain savoriness that pairs perfectly with salads, fish, shellfish.
- Since this is a Cote du Rhone, the grapes that went into this wine are almost certainly Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and a bit of Mourvedre.
- But rose can really be made with any red grapes!
Brixen Mortar Wines 