Rosé


Château de Sours Bordeaux Rosé 2011, France (~£11 Private Cellar, Goedhuis, Bon Coeur Fine Wines) Really not sure about this wine. There’s a fleshy side to it, with quite full raspberry and plum fruit, and a citrus tang to keep it fresh, but the bottle I tried was very gawky […]

Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from Bordeaux & Portugal


Marks & Spencer Bordeaux Rosé 2010 (£6.99 Marks & Spencer) Fresh, sappy young style, like apple and blackberry pie in a glass, with a touch of leafiness on the finish. B Sacha Lichine Le Poussin Rosé Vin de France (£9.95 Wine Hound,  Last Try Wines, Wine Reserve, Living In Store, […]

Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from southern France


More tasty fodder to mark German Riesling Week (see previous videos here and here), but first some sparkling Rosé… Langlois Crémant de Loire Rosé NV, France (£13.00 Caviste, Butler’s Wine Cellar, Highbury Vintners, The Vineyard) Corked – shame as it’s usually pretty decent South Ridge Cuvée Merret Traditional Method Sparkling Rosé […]

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Guigal Cotes du Rhône Rosé 2009, France (£9.99 Amps Fine Wines, Hailsham Cellars, Yorkshire Vintners, www.vintagemarque.com) Showing some mellow maturity, but its plummy, earthy orange and raspberry flavours tinged with vanilla, nuts and burnt sugar are rather appealing – rosé for white Burgundy fans. B+ (Hey, Guigal, update your website! […]

Wine Tasting Video: Rosés Part II – from the Rhone, ...


Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube Côtes de Provence 2010, France (£12-50-£14.95 Daylesford Organic, Corney & Barrow, Haynes Hanson & Clark, rose-wine.com, James Nicholson Wine) Very pale, but packed with character, has fresh peach and sappy citrus flavours with a touch of raspberry, light in body, but with warmth and intensity. […]

Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Italy & New Zealand


Mirabeau Côtes de Provence Rosé 2010, France (£8.99 Waitrose) There’s an almost sandy note to this juicy but elegant young rosé, along with fresh strawberry, redcurrants and blackcurrant leaf flavours and a tangy refreshing finish. S- El Prado Tempranillo Rosado 2010, Valencia, Spain (£4.99 Waitrose) Not the most complex of […]

Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Chile, Spain and Portugal