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Who can resist the silky fashion of a Provencal pink wine?
Whereas we’re seduced by the strawberry, peach and redcurrant flavours, it’s not all the time simple to pin down precisely what you’re tasting – aside from the actual fact it’s downright scrumptious.
The right accompaniment to blue skies and sunshine, these premium rosés are removed from run-of-the-mill, and can deliver smiles with each sip…
1. The Adnams Choice Provence Rosé 2020, Coteaux D’Aix En Provence, France, £11.99, Adnams
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For those who nonetheless want a prod to the vineyards of Provence, this own-label is an excellent introduction to the aromatic freshness these fairly pinks provide. Certainly, you possibly can virtually sense the olive groves and lavender fields while you pour the wine. Flowing with succulent pink fruit flavours, it has a balancing acidity and charming, silky texture.
2. Pur Azur Côte de Provence Rosé 2022, France, £15.50, Amathus
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This rosé is elegant, proving how the wines of Provence exhibit a gorgeous fruity depth opposite to the pale wash of color. Fairly aromas of apricot, wild strawberry and florals cheer the primary sip; you then’ll be obsessed on its fruity mid-palate of creamy peaches, strawberries and redcurrant, with a mouth-watering end.
3. MIP 2021 Basic Rosé Made In Provence, France, £15.50, Lea & Sandeman
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Superbly recent, that is your quintessential Provencal pink to drink with salad Niçoise or prawns in garlic butter. Aromatic aromas of untamed strawberries, citrus and white peach are flush, with citrusy accents using on the rounded fruit, and a well-balanced acidity and contact of orange blossom on the end.
4. AIX Rosé 2022, Coteaux D’Aix En Provence, France, £19.99, Selfridges
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One other stunner, this tastes delightfully recent and aromatic, with a fascinating mixture of pink berry fruits, stone fruits and cranberry taking the entrance seat. Ripe peaches are flanked by a contact of pink grapefruit so as to add depth, with a streak of minerality protecting all the pieces proper on level.
5. Whispering Angel Rosé 2022, Côte de Provence, France, £23.99, Majestic
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In a phrase: ethereal. This blushing magnificence would be the poster woman for Provencal pinks, and it’s the standard-bearer that nails it each time. Maybe it’s the beautiful bouquet of summer time fruits with hints of rose petals, or flavours of fleshy white peach which unfold on the rounded palate. Whichever approach you take a look at it, the silky lengthy end feels pure, fluid and softly refreshing.
6. Château Galoupet Cru Classé Rosé 2021, Provence, France, £46, Clos 19
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Wealthy and showy, it is a complicated rosé with a better ABV (14%) than some others on provide. With layered and lifted aromas of florals, blossom and creamy fruit, it tastes of peaches and cream and apricot accents, with high quality minerality including texture and silkiness to the lasting end.
