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2018 Vin de France Rosé “Au Petit Bonheur”

Les Pallières
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If you’re feeling résistant to any policy makers these days, stock up on the sandy blond Au Petit Bonheur from Les Pallières. The INAO, the certifying body for France’s winemaking regions, believes that Gigondas’s eponymous rosé, despite being made naturally from organic grapes, may not identify as such if it does not look pink enough. Vexed by this rule, Kermit and the Bruniers decided to part ways with the Gigondas AOP and make their rosé as Mother Nature intended, in a vin gris style. Equal parts Clairette, Grenache, and Cinsault, this bottling is salty, discreet, and full of brambly fruit and soft citrus notes. Vive le freedom of le Vin de France.

Jane Berg


Technical Information
Wine Type: Rosé
Vintage: 2018
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 1/3 Grenache, 1/3 Clairette, 1/3 Cinsault
Appellation: Vin de France
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Les Pallières
Soil: Clay, limestone
Farming: Organic (practicing)
Alcohol: 13.5%

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Kermit inspecting wine barrels

For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.