Details

  • Type: Rosé
  • Country: France
  • Region: France
  • Vintage: 2016/2017
  • Producer: Le Bosq
  • Primary grape: Carignan
  • Secondary grape: Cinsault
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Code: 31826
  • Vegetarian Vegetarian
  • Vegan Vegan
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Rosebud

Expression

Dry, elegant rosés

  • Generally light and/or softer cheeses e.g. Appenzeller, feta. Contrasts well with harder, salty styles e.g. parmesan
  • Bouillabaisse, grilled or seared fish e.g. John Dory, sea bass, tuna
  • Basil, capers, chervil, chives, oregano, saffron, thyme
  • Seared, grilled pan-fried chicken, guinea fowl, veal, pork
  • Aioli, BBQ, balsamic vinegar and citrus-based dressings. Rouille
  • Asian spicy chicken and seafood curries. Chinese (Cantonese). Mediterranean fish and chicken dishes spiced with chilli
  • Mediterranean salads, chick peas, ratatouille, roasted red peppers, mushroom risotto

About the Wine

Carignan

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Carignan is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Mediterranean and around the globe.

Flavours:

  • Baking Spices Baking Spices
  • Cured Meat Cured Meat
  • Dried Cranberry Dried Cranberry
  • Raspberry Raspberry
  • Tobacco Leaf Tobacco Leaf

Cinsault

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Cinsault is a red wine grape, whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon and Morocco.

Flavours:

  • Black Tea Black Tea
  • Raspberry Raspberry
  • Red Currant Red Currant
  • Tart Cherry Tart Cherry
  • Violet Violet

The Country

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France

Following on from a fantastic vintage the year before, French vineyards endured a mixed bag of weather conditions in the early part of the growing season followed by a long, hot summer which produced some memorable wines, even to rival to the excellence of the previous year.

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