Page Two, Rosés
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Recommended Wines
Rosé has long been a specialty of Provence, but wonderful rosés are made all over France.
2007 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône (the vineyards are located on the 45 th latitude)
Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
Flavor Tip: cherry, strawberry, raspberry
2007 Château d’Aqueria Tavel
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Clairette and Cinsault
Flavor Tip: strawberry, watermelon and floral notes
2007 Les Deux Rives Corbières
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault
Flavor Tip: raspberry and strawberry
2007 Domaine de Nizas Coteaux du Languedoc
Grapes: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre
Flavor Tip: red berries, minerality, spice
2007 Louis Jadot Beaujolais
Grape: Gamay
Flavor Tip: raspberry and black currant
2007 Domaine Houchart Côtes de Provence
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvèdre
Flavor Tip: strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, minerality
These two rosatos hail from two of Italy’s premier winemakers — the first from Alois Lageder in Alto-Adige, the second from the famed Antinoris in Bolgheri.
2007 Alois Lageder
Grape: Lagrein
Flavor Tip: red berry and violet
2006 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Scalabrone Bolgheri
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
Flavor Tip: strawberry, raspberry, spice
The first wine, a perennial favorite from a winery founded in 1647, comes from Navarra, Spain, a region famed for its rosados. CVNE (Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España [The Northern Spanish Wine Company]), often called CUNE, dates back to 1879. It’s one of the oldest and largest bodegas in Rioja.
2007 Julián Chivite Gran Feudo
Grape: Garnacha
Flavor Tip: cherry, berry, floral
2007 CUNE Rosado
Grape: Tempranillo, Garnacha
Flavor Tip: nectarine, tangerine
While New Zealand is better known for its Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs, this rosé, well, really rocks.
2006 Wild Rock Vin Gris
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Flavor Tip: strawberry, raspberry, cranberry, cherry
With excellent Syrahs, Cabernet blends, Carmenères, Malbecs, Sauvignon Blancs, late harvest sweet wines and rosés, it seems there’s nothing this Chilean winery doesn’t do well. Maybe the monastic chants winemaker Aurelio Montes serenades his maturing wines with make the difference.
2007 Montes Cherub
Grape: Syrah
Flavor Tip: cherry, strawberry and orange, floral (roses), spice
Most California winemakers use the saignée method to create high-quality rosés in small batches.
2007 Clos du Bois
Grapes: Syrah, Merlot
Flavor Tip: strawberry, watermelon, raspberry and melon, floral notes
2007 Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare
Grape: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Grenache Blanc, Rousanne
Flavor Tip: cherry, strawberry
2007 SoloRosa
Grapes: Sangiovese and Syrah
Flavor Tip: raspberry, cherry, cranberry, watermelon and citrus, from a winery that only makes rosés (See winemaker Jeff Morgan’s book Rosé: A Guide to the World’s Most Versatile Wine for more about rosés.)
2007 Francis Coppola Sofia
Grape: Pinot Noir
Flavor Tip: strawberry, cherry and raspberry
2007 Domaine Chandon
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Flavor Tip: strawberry, watermelon, citrus; better known for its sparkling wines, Domaine Chandon also produces good still wines, including a rare 100 percent Pinot Meunier
From Long Island, New York’s, Wölffer Estate comes another lovely rosé with a healthy dose of Chardonnay (40 percent).
2007 Wölffer Estate
Grapes: Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc
Flavor Tip: lemon, lime, orange, gooseberry, strawberry, grapefruit and apple
Award-winning author and certified sommelier Sharon Kapnick has written about food and wine for many magazines, including Time, Portfolio, Food & Wine and Hemispheres, and many newspapers, thanks to the New York Times Syndicate. She contributed several entries for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America.
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