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2017 Tavel Rosé HALF-BOTTLE

Château de Trinquevedel
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Surrounded by storied red wine districts like Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Vacqueyras, and Lirac, Tavel is the only AOC in the southern Rhône dedicated entirely to rosé production. And what a rosé it is! Famously lauded by Ernest Hemingway, who declared it his favorite wine, and a staple on the table of at least two French kings, Tavel takes its pink wine seriously. Unlike many rosés, which use second-class fruit not deemed suitable for reds, the raw material here is picked exclusively for the purpose of creating a top-class rosé. Guillaume Demoulin, a fourth-generation vigneron, crafts Trinquevedel’s Tavel—a blend dominated by Grenache—by way of a skin maceration at cold temperature lasting up to two days, depending on the vintage. This process draws out aromatics of wild strawberry and thyme, while achieving a seductive deep pink color. Delightful with a bowl of olives in the summer, this no-nonsense rosé also has the structure to stand up to anything off the barbecue.

Anthony Lynch


Technical Information
Wine Type: Rosé
Vintage: 2017
Bottle Size: 375mL
Blend: 45% Grenache, 24% Cinsault, 15% Clairette, 10% Mourvèdre, 6% Syrah
Appellation: Tavel
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Château de Trinquevedel
Winemaker: Guillaume Demoulin
Vineyard: Average of 32 years, 27 ha
Soil: Sand, Marl, Limestone, Clay with quartz
Aging: Wine is aged in enamel-lined, stainless-steel cuves for 6 to 9 months
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13.5%

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Inspiring Thirst

I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.

Inspiring Thirst, page 171