Winery - Château d’Esclans
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is toasty and vanilla-laden, but stands out for its full-bodied, lush character and intense fruit, which powers through on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Esclans is pushing the envelope of Provence rosé, and this wine shows some pencilly, graphite-like flavors alongside peach and melon fruit. Picks up a rich, white-chocolate note on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The entry-level wine from Esclans is more like what you might expect from a Provençal rosé, offering crisp berry and peach fruit and a mouthwatering finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The wood-aged Garrus seems a contradiction in terms when described as a Provence rosé. But taste it and it makes complete sense with its rich fruits, only the slightest hint of toast and sweet crushed strawberry flavors. It is rounded, smooth, impressive.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dominated by toasty, coconutty aromas, with just hints of peach and hazelnut. Hold six months and see what emerges; right now, this wine is defined more by technique (barrel-fermentation and aging) than terroir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very soft, full-bodied wine that has red berry fruits and a light touch of acidity. There is some concentration with a pepper and spice exoticism to go with the ripe feel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A delicious food rosé, rich and rounded with a good structure and a bite of acidity. Red apple and pink grapefruit complement the sweeter berry fruits. The extra year of aging before release has brought some sophistication.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend of Grenache and Rolle, this easy-drinking rosé features peach and canteloupe aromas, simple ripe strawberry and grapefruit flavors and a fruit-driven finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is smoky and minerally upfront, influenced by barrel notes, but there’s also some intense strawberry and raspberry fruit on the palate and a minerally reprise on the concentrated finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An interesting take on rosé, with toasty, smoky aromas and hints of baking spices and vanilla layered atop raspberry and strawberry fruit. Concentrated and long on the finish.
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