Summer RosÉs

 

By the Glass

Chinon, Raffault, Loire, 2008  $9
Bright strawberry-herbal fruit with a refreshing crisp finish 

Les Baux de Provence, Mas Sainte Berthe, “Passe-Rosé,” Provence, 2008  $9
Quintessential Provençal Rosé … lush, ripe strawberry flavors with a silky finish 

Petit Rosé, Ken Forrester, South Africa, 2008  $8
A rich Rosé with hints of raspberry and peach that linger to a crisp,
refreshingly delicate finish
 

Costières de Nîmes Rosé, Château Virgile, Languedoc, 2008   $7
Full of substance and concentration ... strawberry and raspberry flavors
with refreshing acidity in the finish

Full Bottles

Cassis, Domaine du Bagnol, Cassis, 2008  $40
Notes of strawberry and raspberry with a savory, herbal edge 

Coteaux d’Aix en Provence, Commanderie de la Bargemone, Provence, 2008  $26
Plump and luscious with flavors of ripe wild strawberries
and hints of banana and pineapple 

Bandol, Domaine de Terrebrune, Provence, 2008 $39
Vibrant acidity with flavors of dried apricots, white peach and lavender 

Côtes de Provence, Commanderie de Peyrassol, Provence, 2008  $35
Refined and subtle with mineral notes and flavors of ripe peach and strawberry