It's Rosé Season

Although Pinot Grigio is best known for the production of white wines, the grapes actually have a pink tinge to them when they are ripe. The wine gets its delicate pink colour from contact with the grape skins during the winemaking process.

This rosé is a very delicate, pale pink colour. The nose is fresh with notes of red berries and stone fruits. The palate has a lovely texture coupled with flavours of apricot, peach and white flowers which are well balanced with bright acidity.

This charming Provencal rosé is brilliantly clear salmon pink in colour. Abound with redcurrant and wild strawberry perfumes that develop into juicy white peach and pear notes. On the palate, fresh acidity is balanced beautifully with the alcohol, giving an elegant mouthfeel and refreshing length.

With fruity flavors, peach, apricot, cherry, this astonishing Pinot Gris rosé will enchant you with its suppleness and finesse. Better known in Alsace than in our central regions, Pinot Gris does exist in Reuilly! Wonderful as a summer's day aperitif and or even with....a tarte Tatin!

A fragrant and well balanced wine, AIX`s hypnotising salmon pink colour reveals a fruity freshness and premium rosé. The nose is fresh and fragrant, delicate yet youthful and offers classy notes of watermelon, strawberries and flowers.

Due to hit the shop in early March. Williams Chase Rosé is a beautiful classic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. By harvesting at night, the freshness of the wine is preserved and a short cold-maceration for the must in contact with the skins imparts the enticing pale shade of pink. Dry, with a touch crushed red fruits.

Chateau D`Esclans Whispering Angel is the introductory wine to the Chateau’s line of Rose. Salmon coloured with aromas of redcurrant and raspberry. The palate has a creamy texture rarely seen in rose with great breadth and dense summer fruit aromas.

The `Break a Leg` rosé made by Lukas Van Loggerenberg is made from Cinsault from just two barrels of juice. It is a finely-textured wine, ripe and round with gorgeous softness, one of only a few such South African dry rosés. The quality shines through in this serious wine and more than stands up to some of the pricier southern Rhône versions.

When enjoyed young, Château La Mascaronne Rosé is delightful before or with a meal. But it is also marvelous after several years of aging, a more unusual feat for a rosé wine.

Pale pink - Brad Pitt and Agelina Jolie were serious about making organic wine when they bought this vineyard. So much so they enlisted the help of one of the best wine makers in France, Marc Perrin. What they have created is a beautifully crafted and interesting, Provencal rose.

Rosa dei Frati is light pink in colour. It is zesty and vibrant with aromas of summer pudding and strawberries, it is perfectly balanced with a lovely refreshing finish.

Charming rosé from the Barossa Valley. The wine is vibrant, bright cerise in colour with good depth. Rose petal and delicate musk perfumes lift out of the glass with a little hint of allspice aromatics. The palate is an intriguing combination of delicacy and richness.

This wine exudes fresh fruit notes of peaches and orange peel, twinned with an alluring aroma of sandalwood. This depth of flavour is complemented by an opulent buttery texture and harmonised with hallmark Provençal acidity as it leads to a moreish nutty finish.

Rock Angel rose is an iconic Provencal rose from the Esclans house. Pushing the envelope of Provence Roses. 85% Grenache, 15% Rolle grapes from the best vineyard areas of La Motte Provence.

When enjoyed young, Château La Mascaronne Rosé is delightful before or with a meal. But it is also marvelous after several years of aging, a more unusual feat for a rosé wine.

Les Clans is the second label in the d’Eslcans flight and it leads into partial oak vinification giving it hints of the complexity and structure for which Chateau d’Esclans high end cuvees are known. The Wine Enthusiast states that Esclans current vintage pushes the envelope of Provence Roses.

Rock Angel rose is an iconic Provencal rose from the Esclans house. Pushing the envelope of Provence Roses. 85% Grenache, 15% Rolle grapes from the best vineyard areas of La Motte Provence.

A wonderful pastel colour with salmon notes and hints of copper and pink gold. The elegant and delicate bouquet develops aromas of candied melon and citrus zest, both fresh and heady. On the palate the immediate expression is energising, like morning dew, with bursts of fruity redcurrant notes.

In 2006, château d’esclans produced for the first time a few barrels of rosé from a vineyard of 80-years-old vines atop a hill in provence. A new chapter had begun in the world of rosé. Some have hailed Garrus as the finest rosé in the world. The wine has white peach, candied apple and ripe pear on the nose, with a hint of oak and rose petals.