A wine that really grew on me – tried the remnants of the sample bottle a week after first opening it and it was still going strong… Jean Luc Colombo Les Pins Couchés Méditerranée Rosé 2013, France (£9.99 Fresh and Wild, Les Caves du Patron, Luvians, Noble Green Wines, Bacchus […]
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A follow up to the two reds from this winery I tried earlier this year HERE Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Le Rosé 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Crisp, juicy, fresh style, lots of fresh strawberry flavour, with light spice and floral notes behind, full in flavour but light in […]
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Le Rosé 2012, Languedoc, France
Maby is best known for its Lirac, in which Grenache plays the starring role, but this little gem is just Syrah + Cinsault Domaine Maby ‘Baroques’ Pays des Coteaux du Pont du Gard 2012, Languedoc, France (£7.50 The Wine Society) Perky young whippersnapper, brimming with buoyant, crunchy blackcurrant, plum and […]
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Think of this as Provence Rosé with a little more flesh round its midriff Montgravet Cinsault Rosé Vin de France 2013 (£5.99 Waitrose) Seems a bit pale and shy when you smell it, but tastes quite a bit fleshier, with a gentle strawberry character to the plush red berry (fresh and lightly […]
Montgravet Cinsault Rosé 2013
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Les Novices 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Lovely fresh wine which wouldn’t object to quarter of an hour in the fridge, abundant red fruit with earthy, sandy overtones and a tangy citrus freshness to perk it up. S- Domaine Les Grands Bois Côtes du […]