Château de Ségriès
2009 Tavel Rosé - $15
I stumbled on this wine by accident at my neighborhood wine shop, and am glad I did.
This is not your grandma's pink wine. The 2009 Tavel Rosé is a dry wine served best chilled. Rosé wines traditionally come from red wine grapes that see a very short time being pressed on the skins of the grapes, that extract the pink color, if the juice were left on the skins longer the hue would turn dark red.
Tavel is a small village in France that is renowned for Rosé.
Tavel is made from traditional French red grapes made up of: 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 15% Clairette, 5% Syrah
Grapes are pressed and left on the skins overnight, extracting the bright pink hue.
Powerful and focused, with a big core of red cherry, raspberry, intense strawberry and red currant fruit laced with spice and tobacco hints. A nice stony note weaves in on the finish, adding length and cut.
Wine Spectator gave this wine a 90 point rating, and Parker has awarded 90 points as well for the past 3 vintages.
There is no reason to hold on to this one, the new vintage just came out, so look for the 2009. This wine and all Rosés for that fact is made to be drank young.
Look for the wine at http://www.wine-searcher.com/
2009 Tavel Rosé - $15
I stumbled on this wine by accident at my neighborhood wine shop, and am glad I did.
This is not your grandma's pink wine. The 2009 Tavel Rosé is a dry wine served best chilled. Rosé wines traditionally come from red wine grapes that see a very short time being pressed on the skins of the grapes, that extract the pink color, if the juice were left on the skins longer the hue would turn dark red.
Tavel is a small village in France that is renowned for Rosé.
Tavel is made from traditional French red grapes made up of: 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 15% Clairette, 5% Syrah
Grapes are pressed and left on the skins overnight, extracting the bright pink hue.
Powerful and focused, with a big core of red cherry, raspberry, intense strawberry and red currant fruit laced with spice and tobacco hints. A nice stony note weaves in on the finish, adding length and cut.
Wine Spectator gave this wine a 90 point rating, and Parker has awarded 90 points as well for the past 3 vintages.
There is no reason to hold on to this one, the new vintage just came out, so look for the 2009. This wine and all Rosés for that fact is made to be drank young.
Look for the wine at http://www.wine-searcher.com/
