Rosé

2021 Domaine de l'Ile, Côtes de Provence Rosé, Porquerolles Dry | Rosé | Still | 12%

If this doesn't transport you to the south of France, nothing will. It’s an exciting new venture from the team at Châteaux Rauzan-Ségla and Canon in Bordeaux, owned by Chanel. It’s one of just two domaines on the staggeringly beautiful, and biodiversity unique, Porquerolles Island, just off the Provence coast. The schist soil and clement micro-climate here make for a delicate, sophisticated, and extremely elegant rosé. It captures everything we love about this part of France, and this style of wine.

Ready: 2022 - 2025

2021 Clos Mireille Rosé, Domaines Ott*, Côtes de Provence Rosé | Still | 13%

Domaines Ott* is the last word in Provençal sophistication, and their Clos Mireille rosé has become an emblem of the Riviera. But the truth is, this is equally at home enjoyed in the garden on a summer evening as it is on the white tablecloths of the chicest restaurants in St Tropez. The wine is made only from the "coeur de grain," the very purest juice of the berries. Its light, lithe body and detailed freshness make this one of the world’s most graceful rosés. Domaines Ott* can take a lot of credit for putting the now ubiquitous style of pale, dry Provençal rosé on the map.

Ready: 2022 - 2028

2020 Confidentielle Rosé, Figuière, Côtes de Provence La Londe Magnum Dry | Rosé | Still | 13%

Bin-end sale: case price down from £109.05 to £99 per 3 magnums in bond.
La Londe is unusual in the Côtes de Provence for warranting its own appellation, much like Bandol. It applies only to the best sites between Toulon and St Tropez, close to the coast, facing the dazzling Porquerolle islands. Here, the schiste soils and cooling sea breeze combine to make the most elegant and sophisticated of the region’s rosés. This is the top wine from the Combard family, made from the domaine’s organically-farmed grapes, selected and vinified by parcel with meticulous attention to detail. It is fine-boned and subtle, ethereal and enticing, and shows just what the best terroirs of Provence are capable of.

Ready: 2022 - 2025