Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Reserve des Chastelles Tavel Rosé 2023

Beautiful pink hue with bigtime strawberry nose.

Palate--An acidic beam is front and center, with sharp strawberry, raspberry notes and biting citrus in the background with an apple finish at the end.

Rosé fell out of fashion in the 70's being peddled as a crappy, cheap quaff kind of made for people who don't like wine.  It was virtually all "plonk!"  Then years later something happened and wineries started taking rosés seriously and made some very nice ones.  During those year Tavel (France) was one of the rare standouts who took pride in making something of a work of art and for some reason a global change took place as global wineries took it seriously and the Rosé revolution took hold.

This is a $10 Trader Joe's offering that is quite a genuine wine with character and place so raise a glass!

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