2022 Les Clans

Full bottle 1,558 g – big improvement on the old 980 g empty bottle, though still much heavier than the industry average. See comments in this tasting note on its stablemate Ch d'Esclans. Difficult to get much detail on this wine from the website though we are assured it would be mistaken for a white burgundy. Pale golden salmon colour. There is certainly a lot of concentration here, though I would hope most white burgundies would have more marked acidity. It's far from the most refreshing rosé but it's certainly distinctive and you could imagine enjoying it with a rich, creamy lobster dish in a very fancy restaurant – so long as a siesta beckoned afterwards. There's quite an opulent impression on the end, with a little kick of salinity. Definitely a food rosé. I may try it out with an Ottolenghi chicken dish tonight. (JR)