Rose wines

This one's good

This may sound a little odd, but if you enjoy the Mount Hurtle try lightly chilling a St. Nicholas de Bourgueil for a similar alcoholic but not too sweet fruity pop effect.

Good luck, Ian

Marques de Caceres does a decent one, and there are any number from the south of France, but you have to wade through oceans of pink sweet plonk to find them. Look for lots of colour and high alcohol and you should be pointed in the right direction.

I agree with Bill, Marques de Caceres is good. Depending on where you are, you may be able to find the Kim Crawford Rose... New release, I tried it recently & was pleasantly suprised. There are LAKES of cheap, bad rose out there (just look at Gallo or Corbett Canyon white zin) so be carefull & good luck.

Mathew

Rosé wines are usually very affordable, and nice when the weather is warm. I drank quite a few of the local rosés when I was in Spain, and they were quite pleasant.

Tom S

Yes, Bandol Roses. And my favorite for the price is Château de Pibarnon. For the warmer weather and for lighter food fare, this is a winner. I did Kermit's rose, and it was quite good, but for the price, Pibarnon is a better deal.

Rich

Lots of good rosés out there. I tend to drink seasonally, so hestitate to make specific suggestions w/o tasting new vintages. But on QPR level, the Chivite rosé has been a winner in past, along with the Caceres.

Good Tavels are quite fine, as are somem Bandols. The better Bandols stretch the concept of QPR* though.

My favorite last summer? The Cantalupo "Il Mimo" a (brace yourself) Nebbiolo pink.

best, Dale

• QPR = Quality/Price Ratio, or "value"

Dale

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What is Kermit's rose ?

Mike

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--> THE ART OF KRUG --> SKIP INTRO --> Krug champagnes --> Krug Rosé.

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] On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:35:28 GMT, "Rich R" wrote: ] ] >

] >> Any suggestions would be much appreciated. ] >>

] >> -- ] >> "U aint leading but two things right now, Jack ] >> and s*it......and Jack just left town." ] >

] >Yes, Bandol Roses. And my favorite for the price is Château de Pibarnon. For ] >the warmer weather and for lighter food fare, this is a winner. I did ] >Kermit's rose, and it was quite good, but for the price, Pibarnon is a ] >better deal. ] ] What is Kermit's rose ? ]

I guess he means Kermit Lynch?

I like Bandol too, Tavel, some Rhones. Never forget the excellent Rosés d'Anjou, you might try Dom Ambinos if you can get it. I've has some nice Chinon rosé too, from Ch. Ligré.

Like Dale I use these wines seasonally, still a bit cold for it. The exceptions will be slightly sweet sauces around scallops or crayfish.

-E

Couldn't think of the name last night, but thinking a bit clearer this morning. Domaine Tempier

Rich

Lots of decent Rose's out there. I've had some nice summer sippers from the Costieres De Nimes for around $8 or $9. The most 'serious' Rose I tasted came from Collioure, the same place that produces Banyuls. It had a beautiful strawberry color & high Etoh content. I think it was made predominantly from Mourvedre grapes. Had no trouble standing up to hamburgers! Summer's coming! Wine & BBQ, mouth is watering, can't wait! Regards, John.

Also ham, which I think of as a rosé food.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Dale

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May I? (not sure of the availability of the California wines for you...) Last summer, I had a couple bottles of Cline Oakley Vin Gris, pretty tasty...and I seem to recall a Minervois rose, but can't put my hands on any notes right now, so I don't know the producer...

Also, Mumm Napa Blanc de Noir is the handy sparkler I keep in the fridge at all times (for emergency use, ya know ;D )

One, thing, there was a Colombo rose out last summer, that was very peculiar tasting, if I see it this year, I'll probably try it again, just in case it turns out to be okay...

OK, because he also carries Gros Nore and Tour du Bon...

Mike

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Rich,

"Rich R" schreef in bericht :

If you mention Tempier (my favorite rosé of them all) you should also name the rosé's of Domaine Ott, they are very very good. But also very high in price.....;-))

Regards,

Robèrt

Don´t know abut Tour de Bon but the Gros Noré, while good, is rapidly reaching Ouch!-level. BAndol rosés are getting rather pricey. My guess is Tour de Bon fights in the same price category. OTOH, they are _much_ better than most CdProvence rosés, but, then, you may find things growing on old soggy bread that are/is better than some CdProvence rosés ... slight overstatement, but not much. Cheers Nils Gustaf

Yes, but Tour du Bon is one of the winemakers trying to convince the Bandol AOC to move away from just making light pink stuff in the Cotes de P style only more expensive, and make a serious rose with mostly Mourvedre.

BTW, Tavel from Eric Pfifferling turned out to be very good indeed. No SO2 added .....................................

Agree

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

If you are interested in Italian Rose, try the Castello Di Ama Rosato. (from Tuscany)