3 Rosés That Taste Even Better in Autumn – Robb Report

Excellent news: There’s no have to abandon rosé simply because summer time is drawing to an in depth. Merely select one from the small subset of rosé wines matured in oak, that are extra subtle than the everyday simple summer time sippers and appropriate for particular events and fantastic fare. Usually in comparison with white Burgundy, these wines may even be cellared for a number of years earlier than consuming, including much more depth to their already complicated flavors.

Winemakers put aside grapes from their finest plots to create each aged and age-worthy rosés. “Muse de Miraval is the results of a strict collection of the 2 finest and oldest parcels of Grenache and Rolle”—you would possibly know the latter as Vermentino—“on the Miraval château,” says Famille Perrin CEO Marc Perrin of his household’s entry into the aged-rosé class in partnership with Château Miraval. In a departure from the steel-only tank model of the château’s on a regular basis providing, Muse is vinified in egg-shaped concrete vessels earlier than being aged in 600-liter barrels.

“Thirty years in the past, most rosés had been useless after a yr,” says Jean-François Ott, fourth-generation proprietor of Domaines Ott, which produces three single-estate rosés. However right now, he says, “if the standard of the grapes is nice at harvest, and the stability of the wine, its acidity and construction are dialed in, you’ll be able to actually age rosé.” Whereas the Bandol area—residence to Château Romassan, in southeast France—is thought for its persistently high-quality rosé choices, solely a handful of wineries there (and all through southern France) are ageing their pink wines. These three are a fantastic place to begin in your assortment.