Perfect onion skin, ripe and supple nose headed toward peach and apricot. A certain depth on the palate designed much more for New World tastes than a classic street-rosé. Really stands alone well–an easy drinker all by itself or or complimenting complex nibbles. Full-bodied and round and a crispness coming more from minerality than acid. Perhaps a trace of sweetness. As badly as I wanted to dislike this bottle, it is a fabulous rosé headed a little more towards a Bandol style. At 25$, it is not exactly cheap but WELL worth it. 13.0 (2013) http://miraval-provence.com/en/
Beautiful salmon with a spicy-funky nose sharp with cinnamon, Granny smith and over-ripe grapefruit with a touch of latex. Far more of a classic 5€ carafe, street-rosé designed to wash down un-sophisticated but thick and rich cuisine. Think socca or blood sausages, pot au feu or pizza. Not particularly mouth-filling, but bright with acid right up front which head out over the fairly-fruity middle into a sort of vitamin-bitterness. And… don’t forget you can buy 3 of these for the price of the Miraval. 13.0 (2012) http://www.chateauriotor.com/
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