The topic of ageing rosé elicits passionate debate. For a lot of, ‘aged rosé’ or rosé de garde, nonetheless means rosé with solely two to a few years of age; however with the rise in high quality inherent in wines of this kind which have a capability to age, these rosés are nonetheless youthful.
The massive query is: ‘How do rosés proceed to age?’ What are their secondary and tertiary profile evolutions as they shift from recent fruit to different flavours?
Scroll all the way down to see tasting notes and scores for six age-worthy rosé wines
‘Rosé must be drunk younger and recent’ is the prevailing mantra of producers and critics, who cite its simplicity and fun-loving model as one of many many causes for the rosé growth. Classic charts and additional wine information aren’t required.
In southern France, rosé considered good for the season has meant historically that winemakers rush to bottle their wine by January/February to be tasted in time for opinions and new listings from Easter. By the next spring, any wines left over are relegated as previous inventory to get rid of by the point the brand new wines are available.
Many imagine rosé doesn’t age properly past a number of years as a result of older vintages have by no means been tasted, but only a few producers retain a library of older vintages to style or present to those that have an interest – not to mention to promote! It makes it troublesome to judge and assess the ageing potential of rosés, requiring nice effort to find previous vintages.
Close to Narbonne in Languedoc, Gérard Bertrand is conserving again examples of his Clos du Temple to have the ability to provide vertical tastings, and Château du Galoupet in Provence, now within the LVMH steady, is contemplating the identical coverage.
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Advantages of age: Gabay’s half-dozen age-worthy rosé wines to tuck away
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