Domaine des Terres Blanches rosé 2016

Name: Domaine des Terres Blanches rosé 2016
Brand: Domaine des Terres Blanches
Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)

Les Baux de Provence|Rosé wine

Provence

Rosé

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4.1/5 (10 customers)

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

Cité

Hachette

(2015 vintage notes)

Dressed in pale pink, this cuvée has a frank, intense nose, a sign of its youth and ardor. Dominantly fruity, with exotic fruit, grapefruit zest and passion fruit, it gives way to more gourmand notes with aeration. Lively and refined, the aromatic palette recalls that of the nose, then becomes rounder and smoother. A thirst-quenching rosé!

Features

Estate

Domaine des Terres Blanches

Vintage

2016

Designation

Les Baux de Provence

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

Grenache noir, Cinsault, Counoise, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Rolle, Ugni blanc.

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

biological

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

Destemming. Pressing. Low-temperature settling. Natural fermentation at low temperature in stainless steel tanks.

Alcohol content

13 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

pale pink

Nose

Frank, pleasant, with good intensity. Fruity aromas of exotic fruit, grapefruit zest and passion fruit. On aeration, greedier, buttery notes of marzipan.

Mouth

Lively, refined attack. Full-bodied core of apricot, English candy and mirabelle plum. Good length, fine, balanced liveliness.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2019

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with gazpacho, tomato and mozzarella salad...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2017 guide) 15.5/20 (Vintage 2015) (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2017 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

The 35 hectares of vines, all facing south-west, are located on the plain at the foot of the northern slopes of the Alpilles, in a corridor where the mistral wind is particularly active. These currents protect the vines from frost and disease. The estate has just been acquired by Fiducial, and will certainly undergo changes in the coming vintages.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated wine (guide 2017) Cited (Vintage 2015) (Successful wine)

Rated domain (2017 guide) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

This pioneering estate in organic viticulture ("bio-actif" since 1970) was founded in 1968 by Noël Michelin. Managed by the Parmentier-Jolly family since 2007, it changed ownership in 2012, bought by Laurent Hild, an Alsatian industrialist. He has maintained this orientation on a 40-hectare vineyard. Regularly in the spotlight for its Baux-de-Provence, in all three colors.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

out of 10 reviews