2019 Chateau de Selle
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What could be considered the flagship rosé from this estate, the 2019 Cotes De Provence Chateau De Selle Rose comes from a 160-acre property located at 400 meters in elevation, and the blend is 56% Grenache, 25% Cinsault, and the rest Syrah and Mourvèdre, all of which is fermented in stainless steel and aged in large foudre. It's a more rounded, textured rosé compared to the more reductive Clos Mireille and has wonderful strawberry and peach fruit as well as a touch of spice and rose petals. Rich, medium-bodied, and layered on the palate, this is another thrilling, classy rosé that does everything right. Drink it over the coming 6-12 months.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Brilliant peach skin color. A highly perfumed, mineral-accented bouquet evokes fresh red berries, pit fruits and kumquat. A sexy floral note emerges with air. Silky and penetrating on the palate, offering intense redcurrant, strawberry, nectarine and blood orange flavors that slowly deepen through the mid-palate. Delivers solid punch but comes off lithe, showing excellent clarity and floral notes on the impressively long, seamless finish.
The beauty of the Ott rosés is that they don't wallop you with confected aromas, remaining cool and elegant. The 2019 Cotes de Provence Rose Chateau de Selle—a blend of 56% Grenache, 25% Cinsault, 11% Syrah and 8% Mourvèdre—offers up scents of wet stones, grapefruit, lime and hints of wild strawberries. It's medium-bodied, with a fine line of acidity, a delicately silky texture and a lingering, refreshing finish.
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Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Cinsault, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro
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