Chateau d'Estoublon - Roseblood Rose 2022
Price: $24.99
Chateau d’Estoublon has been making wine in Provence for over 500 years but is embarking on a new chapter. One of the new owners is Jean-Guillaume Prats, former President/CEO of Lafte-Rothschild and Cos d’Estournel. Yeah… he knows a thing or two about making great wines. He brought in Victor Joyeaux as winemaker. A native of Montpellier, Victor travelled the world, working in South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina and California, including eight years as the winemaker at the legendary Cloudy Bay.
A blend of 65% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault and 5% Rolle (Vermentino). Grenache provides the rounded structure along with notes of cherries, raspberries and spice. The Syrah adds a little color and the slight tannins that come along. Cinsault, known for its finesse, provides balance and delicate aromas. Rolle, a white grape, adds a burst of acidity and freshness to the wine, rounding out the package. The Roseblood rose shows more richness and fruit than we normally expect from Provence, with strawberries and white peach melding harmoniously with a concentrated mineral tone that buoys its floral tones. Refreshing and delicious for the warm days ahead, the wine also possesses enough oomph to drink on the cold nights we all know are bound to come back, if only for a week or two!
Decanter
"Lovely aromas really reminiscent of roses, raspberries and strawberries. Excellent purity of expression on the palate with softly sweet red berry and raspberry leaf delivered with poise. Delicate yet full of flavour. Crisp and fresh, nuanced with a mouthwatering aspect offsetting the crunchy fruit yet also has a touch of creaminess and minerality underneath alongside a delicate florality all the way through. A lovely rose from the estate bought in 2020 by French entrepreneur Stéphane Courbit with a minority stake taken by the Prats family who also oversee the winemaking." - 92 pts for 2021
Wine Spectator
"Delivers alluring melon, white peach and meadow blossom flavors that are juicy and broad, laced up by salty acidity and crushed stone. Well-made, with good balance between richness and refreshment. Grenache, Cinsault and Tibouren." (Wine Spectator)
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