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Bonny Doon 2004 Vin Gris de Cigare Rosé
- Best Buy
- $11
Randall Grahm is at the top of his game, producing Rhône wines that are inexpensive, yet incredibly complex and rewarding. This year’s Cigare is bone dry, and the richest yet. With its zesty burst of acidity, the subtle flavors are of cherries, raspberries, rose petals, dried Provençal herbs and pepper. This complex wine is a blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre, Roussanne…
— S.H.
(11/15/2005)
Tablas Creek 2004 Rosé (Paso Robles)
- $25
The purest, most powerful aromas and flavors of cherries dominate this Rhône blend, but it’s not a simple wine. The cherries are joined with red raspberries, vanilla, sweet anise, white pepper and tangerine zest, boosted by crisp acidity. This is a beautiful, dry, long-finished wine.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Ca' del Solo 2004 Big House Pink Rosé
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- $10
A Rhônish blend, with Barbera and Zinfandel, it showcases three of Randall Grahm’s signatures, namely, it’s refreshingly dry, invigorating in acids, and minerally-herbal-subtle in flavor instead of the intensely ripe fruit that usually marks California. This is a complex wine that will stand up to complex fare.
— S.H.
(10/1/2006)
Foley & Phillips 2005 Rose Wine Rosé (Santa Ynez Valley)
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- $12
This is from the talented team at Foley, a Rhône blend of Syrah, Cinsault and Grenache. Pale in color, the wine is extremely dry, with high acidity and nuanced flavors of rose petals, dried herbs, grapefruit zest and dusty white pepper. One of the best rosés of the vintage, it’s terrific with bouillabaisse.
— S.H.
(11/1/2006)
Tablas Creek 2005 Rosé (Paso Robles)
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- $27
The first of the highly anticipated ’05s are starting to appear, and to judge from this wine, west side Paso Rhônes will be winners. The wine benefited from a cool vintage, allowing the Mourvèdre, Grenache and Counoise long hang time, yet avoiding overly ripe fruit. Dark, fully dry, racy in acidity and full-bodied for a rosé, this complex blush has an almost Pinot…
— S.H.
(11/1/2006)
Chateau d'Aqueria 2004 Rosé (Tavel)
- Editors' Choice
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- $16
A lovely, fruit-filled rosé, yet one that manages to tie in notes of mineral and spice to complement cherry pie and peach flavors. Medium-bodied, with a long, complex finish.
— J.C.
(6/21/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Le Chant du Soleil Rosé (Tavel)
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- $14
Despite the slightly dark rosé color, this is a more mineral rendition of Tavel, with crushed stone and lime aromas. Yet it’s also nicely rounded in the midpalate and long on the finish. The Tavel co-op wines showed consistently well in my tasting of the 2005s.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Les Lauzeraies Rosé (Tavel)
- Best Buy
- $13
Tavel is one of France’s best-known rosés, and the local co-op (Les Vignerons de Tavel) accounts for approximately 45 percent of the appellation’s production. Thankfully, at least from the 2005 vintage, quality is high and prices reasonable. There are several cuvées bottled and marketed in the U.S., but one of my favorite 2005s was Les Lauzeraie, which boasts lots…
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
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