The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Favorite French Roses + a Wine We Couldn't Resist
July 28, 2021
The 2020 Mourchon Seguret Cotes du Rhone Villages Rose Loubie has become organically certified this year. It has retained its old-vined richness and heady depth.
2020 Paul Thomas Sancerre Chavignol Rose; Color: rather pale orange side of pink; Aroma: delicate very floral pinot; Mouth: softly spicy acid creamy, pretty sweet fruit. Finishes with a clinging light crispness, appetizing; Very Good Plus 34; Case, 28.99
2020 Peyrassol Cotes de Provence Cuvee des Commandeurs; Aroma: heady and sweet very dense precise rose-floral notes, clean & firm, heady tropical flowers; Mouth: juicy, intense nice weight nicely forward, some Rolle gives it a crisp acid cut, rich and complete; Very Good Plus 23.99; Case, 20.39
2020 Ch de Roquefort Cotes de Provence Corail- Organic- Biodynamic; Aroma: bright, clean & clean pretty, fine acid, garrigue notes lively & very full; Mouth: bright, spicy, rich, bright acid, rather long deep fruit in the middle, spice on the finish; Very Good Plus 18.99; Case, 15.99
2020 Ch. Ste Roseline Le Cloitre Cotes de Provence; Aroma: sweet rather pretty, very pretty fine clean, plummy, lightly mineral; Mouth: fleshy bright pure rather firmly juicy, very rich in the middle, good length; Very Good Plus 19.99; Case, 16.99
2020 Mourchon Seguret Cotes du Rhone Villages Rose Loubie; Organic Aroma: heady sweet relatively dense, pretty lifted clean; Mouth: very fruity bright clean fleshy rather tight & firm to start, opens to a long, sweet finish; Very Good Plus 21.99, Case, 18.99
and for something completely different…
2019 Glinavos Paleokeriso
It's not from France. It's fizzy. It's not a conventional rose.
But we found it irresistible and a lot of fun.
2019 Glinavos Paleokeriso, Very Good $15.99. case 13.99
7-28 Rose Case 2 bottles each of the above $235
Instore only 6-pack, one of each $129
or
Assort any 6-11 bottles for 10% off
12 or more at the case price discount
Order by phone at 617.367.8605, or reserve here: order@federalwine.com
Please pass this on to any friends who are wine enthusiasts!
- Peter Hemenway
