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I drank this wine in Cambridge on a terrace overlooking Kings College on a gloriously summer day. It was one of those perfect moments. Apparently made especially for Cambridge wine merchants. This is an incredibly pale pink wine going on blush. There is a light scent of strawberry and sherbet. It is a wonderfully smooth … Continue reading Provence Rose by Jules
Yesterday I wrote up the tasting notes for a rose wine made by the Saignée/sangre/bleeding method. For those of you unaware what this means here is vinepair’s run down of the main methods for making rose wine. Vinepair.com : The 4 Ways To Make Rosé
The third wine from the Madrid & Darracott summer wines tasting and our only rose of the night. This is made by the sangre (bleeding) methid from 100% Tempranillo. An incredibly pale pink wine with a very light scent of strawberry sherbert, which is unusual because sangre rosado wines are usually darker. Mind you it … Continue reading Obalo Rosado 2018
The third and final rose champagnes at the Valentine tasting at Reserva y Cata. Never heard of Ruinart before so this is a new champagne maison for me, though it has been around since 1729. The colour is somewhere between salmon and pink. I didn't get much of a scent, but to be honest my … Continue reading Ruinart Champagne Rose
I quite like the Veuve Cliquot yellow label so was expecting their rose to be my favourite. However it wasn't despite the fact it had some toasty tones to it, which I usually look for in champagne. Turns out when it's pink I expect berries and I'm not happy if they're not there. Don't get … Continue reading Veuve Cliquot Rose
The first of three rose champagnes at the Valentine tasting at Reserva y Cata. I know very little about rose champagne so was looking forward to this, but was disappointed to see Moet & Chandon as the first choice. It is probably the best known brand in the UK and it's standard champagne, whilst perfectly … Continue reading Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial
The second wine from the Bodegas Ochoa wine tasting at Vinopremier.com. This is a rose wine from the Javier Ochoa collection. It is made from a blend of Garnacha, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and apparently contains very low sulphites of onky 20mg. A pale rose pink colour with perhaps a hint of garnet. It … Continue reading Ochoa Lágrima Rosa 2019
This is the third wine from the Madrid & Darracott Lockdown Virtual Tastings (box number two). A Rose wine made from 100% Tempranillo. It has a pale strawberry pink colour with a lovely scent of strawberry/raspberry jam and flinty stone. This is a refreshing dry wine with a medium body and good lingering finish. It … Continue reading Floritura Rosado 2019
Another wine from the winetastimgljubjana.com at Dvorni bar. Cvicek Rose wines are specific to Slovenia. They must come from the Dolenjska region and be made from the grape varieties: Láski Reisling (reisling), kraljevina, Modra Frankinja (Blaufränkisch) and Zametna crnina (Zametovka). Most Rose wines are made from red wine grape varieties. The grape juice is left … Continue reading Martincic Cvicek 2018
The second wine at the Bodegas Valbusenda wine tasting at vinopremier.com. This time their intro level Rose. Valbusenda has two ranges of wine: the Abios entry level young wine and the Valbusenda select wines. This wine is made from 100% Tinto de Toro. It is a very pale rose pink Going slightly to salmon. It … Continue reading Abios Rose 2018
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