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Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Les Lauzeraies Rosé (Tavel)
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- $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)
Brotte 2005 Les Eglantiers Rosé (Tavel)
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- $18
Cool and minerally on the nose, but this is a rich, weighty Tavel, almost like a red wine, with some chewy tannins and firm grip. Modest cherry-berry flavors give enough flesh to hang on to, but this is a structural and textural wine first; fruit is a secondary element.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Tablas Creek 2006 Rosé (Paso Robles)
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- $25
Just delicious, a wine you can’t stop drinking. The cherry-berry and spice flavors are full-bodied and dry, while the mouthfeel is just so pretty, all silk and crisp acidity. Drink this Mourvedre, Grenache and Counoise blend soon for its youthful beauty.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Shadow Canyon 2005 Rosé
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- $18
This is one of the more sophisticated rosés I’ve tasted lately. It has an elegant mouthfeel, dry and silky, and the flavors are complex, although it tamps the fruit down in favor of subtlety. Suggests cherry pulp, sweet vanilla, cinnamon spice and Kir Royale, which is creme de cassis mixed with Champagne or Chardonnay.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Foley & Phillips 2006 Rosé (Santa Ynez Valley)
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- $15
For the second vintage in a row, this is one of the best rosés in California, and it’s not all that expensive. Made from Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, the wine shows the elements of cool-climate Santa Barbara. Dry and crisp, it has subtle flavors of cherries and spices.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Unti 2006 Rosé (Dry Creek Valley)
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- $18
Unti specializes in Rhône-style wines from their Dry Creek vineyard. The reds are pretty good, and so is this rosé, made from Grenache and Mourvedre. It’s completely dry, and despite a delicate mouthfeel, delivers plenty of berry, cherry and spice flavor. For such a light-bodied wine, it has surprising complexity.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Château de Berne 2006 Cuvee Speciale Rosé (Côtes de Provence)
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- $24
Blending Cinsault and Grenache, this comes from one of the showplace estates of Provence. Enjoy the crispness, the lightness, the taste of currants, of white fruits and the touch of tannin to give structure.
— R.V.
(7/1/2007)
Commanderie de Peyrassol 2006 Rosé (Côtes de Provence)
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- $17
The superior rosé from Peyrassol (the other is Château de Peyrassol), this wine includes Syrah in the blend giving the wine some weight and presence. It is soft, with a light touch of vanilla, fresh crisp apples and a dry, but fresh aftertaste.
— R.V.
(7/1/2007)
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