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Grande Courtade Instant rosé dans Drinks Business !

« Aussi bon que n’importe quel rosé de Provence! »

  • Producer: Famille Fabre
  • Region: Pays d’Oc
  • Country: France
  • Grape variety: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot
  • ABV: 12.5%
  • Vintage: 2019
  • Closure: Cork
  • Soil type: Limestone marls from the Ensérune oppidum (a prehistoric fortified hilltop settlement between Béziers and Narbonne) and recent alluvial silts.
  • Winemaking: Colour obtained by a bleeding the juice from the skins, before the juice is vinified in vats at low temperatures.
  • Approx. price: €7.70 cellar price and £9 UK retail price

The fact that this is good as anything from Provence, and it’s organic, plus it sells for sub £10, makes this a real find for today’s pink wine quaffer. Bone dry with a touch of white peach and a zesty grapefruit kick on the finish, it has plenty of fruit and freshness.