8 June 2021

With the beautiful weather and the relaxation around covid-19 here in The Netherlands, it is time again to enjoy a nice glass of rosé!
Especially for this, I tasted various rosé wines, below you can read my tasting experiences.

Domaine Houchart

Jérôme Quiot represents a family that has been making wine since 1748. Quality and continuity are paramount to him. No expense or effort is spared by Quiot to get the best out of its vineyards. This rosé comes from The ‘Sainte Victoire’ appellation located east of Aix-en-Provence, at the foot of the Sainte Victoire mountain with a terroir of red clay, pebble, sand and lime.

Sainte Victoire rosé 2019

Tasting notes
Bright salmon pink, elegant, raspberries, strawberries, beautifully dry, fresh red fruit, light minerals, long finish. What do you eat with it? Try fresh salads and as an aperitif, with savory pies with bacon and cheese!

QEF rosé 2020

Tasting notes
Light cheerful pink in color (photo is not very reprehensive). Fresh, small red fruit with a light fresh spiciness. Dry and soft with the characteristic aromas of candies, strawberries and raspberries.
The wine has a light spiciness of fresh mint leaves and in the final the wine shows its cheerfulness and freshness. A small Provence rosé all over!

A hell of a rosé, made of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, a slip-on with talent!
What do you eat with it? Nice wine for a summer drink, BBQ or tapas dish.

Domaine Gavoty

The Gavoty domaine is one of the top ten in Provence. You notice this not only in the quality of the wine, but also in the price. The domaine effortlessly sells its wine in the region to restaurateurs and passers-by. Wine of this impeccable level cannot be cheap.

La Cigale rosé 2020

This rosé is a variety of Carignan, Cinsault and Grenache Noir and has a bright light pink color, which is typical of the Provence! The wine has a slightly spicy scent and scents of small fresh red fruit come to the surface without turning your glass around.

Tastings notes Fresh fields of mint and baskets full of raspberries and freshly harvested strawberries are subtle in the taste. Elegant and sturdy with a suitable acidity give this slip-on an extraordinary price / quality ratio with the signature we are used to from Domaine Gavoty. Pure craftsmanship and class, Sante!

This rose is a multi talent, delicious on the terrace with a drink, but also with Provencal dishes with garlic, rosemary or basil.

Grand Classique Rosé 2020

2018 Gavoty Grand Classique Rose, Domaine Gavoty, Cotes de Provence (Bottle) - Jeroboams

With a production of only 45.000 Gavoty always ensures that the quality is consistent, pure craftsmanship!

Tasting notes Bright pale pink with small red fruit, slightly spicy. An elegant wine, thirst-quenching with raspberries, strawberries and little candy ‘fruit drops’ with mint in the finish.

Cuvée Clarendon Rosé 2020

The “Clarendon” cuvée is the superlative rosé made by the Domaine Gavoty. In everything the wine is more powerful and lasts longer than the “Grand Classique”, the simpler edition of Gavoty, but still a standard for Provence rosé in itself.

Tasting notes Orange-pink color. Wild raspberries, concentrated strawberries. Layering, fresh, soft red fruit, elegant, mint wit a great finish! Really a gastronomic wine, try some Asian cuisine with it.

Sales by Voerman Wijnen

According to Wine Intelligence Mexico is an interesting market with more millennial wine drinkers than other countries.

As the Mexican wine market continues to evolve, there is a growing opportunity for a broader range of wines, particularly with Millennial wine drinkers.

”As recently as 2016, typical Mexican wine consumers were aged around 40; today, 59% of wine consumers are now under the age of 35. This is significant because in many wine markets, the average age of consumers is climbing, reflecting ageing populations as a whole. In Mexico, an opportunity is fast opening up for wine producers and brands to connect with this emerging wine drinker group. Millennials in Mexico are enjoying building their knowledge and experience in wine, with 83% stating they have a strong interest in wine, whilst also enjoying exploring grape varieties and countries of origin’‘

But what kind of wines are the Mexican Millennials interested in?

”The main beneficiaries of this are producers of sweeter or more fragrant whites made from Moscato, Torrontes and Verdelho; and among reds, Tempranillo. From a source country perspective, domestically produced continues to dominate the market, and drinkers are increasingly turning away from wine from Argentina and Chile, and towards Italy and California.”

So this is most definitely a market for canned wines, spritzers, hard seltzer and millennial driven wine in general.

Source: Wine Intelligence

Wine Intelligence offers a broad range of research, insights and strategy services which help wine business make better and more profitable business decisions. Quotes are from CEO Lulie Halstead.

Day: 8 June 2021

‘Rose all day’