Rosé Wine
There are three ways of producing rosé wine: pressing, saignée (French for ‘bleeding’) and blending.
Red wines gain their colour through contact with the red grape skins for long periods of time in a vat after the grapes have been crushed and rosé wines gain their colour in much the same way, except only for a short period of time, usually 1-3 days. When rosé is produced like this it is called pressing.
Saignée is used in producing the majority of rosé from Provence. This process entails removing some of the pink juices from a red wine vat in the very early stages of its fermentation. This juice is then fermented separately.
Blending is only used in the Champagne region but is the way in which almost all rosé Champagnes are made. It entails adding some red wine from red Champagne grapes to white wine before it goes on to ferment and attain its sparkling nature.
Rosé wines can be found all over the world but historically the best are generally considered to come from the region of Provence in France.
Rosé tends to fall into the category of ‘fresh and fruity’ or ‘round and full-bodied’. Fresh and fruity rosés go well with summer cooking, any vegetable dishes, pastas and even pizza. Round, full-bodied rosés go well with full-flavoured dishes involving olive oil but also vegetable based recipes and a lot of fish dishes. Rosé wines should generally be served at 8-10°C.
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Bastide de la Ciselette Bandol Rosé, Bandol, 2011
France, Provence, Provence, Bandol | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)A gorgeous dry, pale rosé. Light and citrusy, balanced extremely well against subtle acidity and a perfect... Read More£12.99 -
Château de Pibarnon, Bandol, 2010
France, Provence, Provence, Bandol | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)"A complete, pleasing, well finished wine." "One Brilliant Bottle. A perfect wine for Mother’s Day.... Read More -
Château Saint Baillon, Côtes de Provence, 2010
France, Provence, Provence, Côtes de Provence | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)Attractive pale pink, almost salmon, in colour, this is a particularly good rosé, exhibiting flavours... Read More£12.29 -
Domaine Eric Louis, Sancerre Rosé, La Côte Blanche, 2010
France, Loire Valley | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)A truly delicious and earthy Pinot Noir rosé from Sancerre. Eric Louis' La Cote Blanche is a superb... Read More -
Hush Heath Balfour Brut Rosé, Kent, 2008
England, Kent | Sparkling Wine | Bottle (0.75)Limited edition with only 11,300 bottles produced, this is a terrific and exclusive example of an English... Read More£34.99 -
La Picoutine Cinsault Grenache, Vin de Pays d'Oc, 2012
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pays d'Oc | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)Part of a quality focused co-operative near Carcasonne in Languedoc, La Croix produces wines of great... Read More -
Mont Tauch, Les Garrigues Grande Reserve Grenache Gris, Tuchan, 2011
France, South West, Tuchan, Les Garrigues 'Grande Reserve' | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)The Mount Tauch Grenache ‘Gris’, or rosé, from Tuchan in Southwest France, has been beautifully... Read More -
Réserve du Château Saint Baillon, Côtes de Provence, 2011
France, Provence, Provence, Côtes de Provence | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)The second wine of the great rosé Château Saint Baillon, the reserve is a delicate and pale rosé from... Read More -
Château Les Ollieux Romanis, Corbières, 2011
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Vin de Pays de l'Aude, Corbières | Rosé Wine | Bottle (0.75)A lovely, easy going blend of 60% Grenache gris, 30% Cinsault and 10% Grenache Noir. Delicate pale pink... Read More£9.09Out of stock
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