Château Barbanau - L'Instant 2014
Provence
Rosé
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Cité
Hachette
L'instant rosé is born on the slopes of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean: a delicious wine with aromas of berries, white flowers, peach skin, pink grapefruit... A fresh, richly fruity bouquet, a true moment of conviviality all its own!
Features
Estate
Château Barbanau
Cuvée
L'Instant
Vintage
2014
Designation
Côtes de Provence
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
Cinsault, Syrah, Grenache
Terroirs
clay-limestone
Viticulture
certified organic farming
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
skin maceration on cinsault and grenache, temperature-controlled fermentation
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
bright, petal-pink colour
Nose
with notes of berries, white flowers, peach skin and pink grapefruit
Mouth
fresh and fruity, with good length and great finesse
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
and serve!
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2017
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with cold meats, lamb curry, Pistou soup, marinated red mullet...
Château Barbanau
Côtes de Provence
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
This family estate, which covers two appellations, Cassis and Côtes de Provence, is now run by the very friendly and dynamic couple Sophie and Didier Simonini-Cerciello. On their 32 hectares of vineyards, including 7 hectares in Cassis called Clos Val Bruyère, they work with exemplary viticulture, certified biodynamic since 2018. As a result, the vines and soil shine, and the surrounding area abounds in exemplary biodiversity, even for an organic estate. The wines are crisp and well-designed, with, in the Cassis appellation, that saline touch that so characterizes this terroir. The cuvée blanc kalahari, whose name was inspired by the couple's love of Botswana, is well worth the trip: it's one of the estate's most interesting and original wines.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (guide 2015) Cited (vintage 2013) (Successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Émile Bodin created Clos Val Bruyère in 1889. A century later, Sophie, his great-granddaughter, and her parents took over the few hectares of inherited vines and brought the Clos back to life. In the same year, they acquired Ch. Barbanau, 23 hectares of vines located at the westernmost point of the Côtes-de-Provence appellation, at an altitude of 360 m. Today, Sophie and her husband Didier are at the helm of this château and have been producing Biodyvin-certified biodynamic wines since the 2018 vintage.
Customer reviews
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