Tasting Notes
I cracked open a bottle last night. It was just right for a glass and a half. It did all I needed it to do, as a cooling sip with some flat breads and humous, and then with dinner it matched well, refreshing superbly. I just had a sip now with cheese on sourdough bread with garden rocket and it was amazing. Just so right. The taut raspberry and lavender notes were coming our on the nose. And I'm looking forward to having another glass tonight. It will keep fresh for a quite number of days, so there's no need to tank through it. This is perfect, fresh, crisp, pale Provencal rose. From the upper stonier slopes of the domaine, well exposed to the sun, but with fresh nights, that makes this wine more mineral and dry than some rose.
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Located in the foothills of the Massif des Maures, the stunning Grand Cros estate is like something out of a feelgood Romcom, with the old manor house and vineyards surrounded by pine trees, olive groves and dry stone terraces. Owned by the Faulkner family since 1989, they're a traditional family run outfit who bowled us over with their integrity and humble genius, foregoing the marketing bumph of some of their neighbours to produce honest and delicious wines. And we're not the only ones who think so, in 2015, Decanter magazine selected their 2014 rosé as best rosé in the world, as well as the range catching the attention of none other than the queen of vino herself, Jancis Robinson, who has included their wines in no less than 3 of her top 10 lists for the year.