2015 Château L’Hospitalet la Réserve Rosé, Gérard Bertrand Coteaux du Languedoc

The ‘rise of Rose’ has been a long time coming for Australian consumers and now it is a ‘must have’ for this festive season and throughout summer. Here is a gorgeous, sophisticated ‘touch of salmon pink’ to add to your shopping list. Mourvedre and Grenache grown on limestone cliffs above the Mediterranean are chilled and gently pressed then blended with the pale juice of ‘saignée’ Syrah and cold fermented. A portion of Grenache and Syrah finish their ferments in barrel and this provides excellent structure around elegant, lively and lingering red fruit characters of strawberry and cherry zest. 

Also, a story for the table:‘saignée’ - pronounced ‘sonyay’, is the bleeding of juice after limited contact with skins. As a result there is pure fruit flavour balanced with a wonderful fresh, clean, lingering mouthfeel that matches exceptionally well with seafood, preserved meats, roast pork meats and turkey.