Depending on where you live, it may or may not feel like spring as you read this. The best way to conjure the promise of the new season is to drink just-released rosé. While I’m a champion of enjoying rosé year-round, there is something undeniably special about a vintage at its freshest, particularly from the homeland of pink wine—southern France.
An exciting new addition to the celebrity-studded landscape of Provence is Château d’Estoublon, an ancient estate with some high-profile new owners: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, singer-songwriter Carla Bruni, purchased the property several years ago, and have unveiled the first nationwide U.S. release of their Roseblood cuvée with the 2023 vintage.
The Languedoc is a source of Provence-adjacent rosé, and Gérard Bertrand is always a name to look for. (Working with Jon Bon Jovi and Jesse Bongiovi, Bertrand is also the winemaking talent behind the well-known Hampton Water rosé.) Bertrand's fresh Cote des Roses bottling is featured below, and shows peach and watermelon notes.
This selection also includes the Château La Nerthe Tavel Prieuré de Montézargues 2023, the top scorer in this lineup, which shows rose, licorice and cherry notes. Read on and get our score and full tasting note for this great rosé and eight others.
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