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2022 Bouches-du-Rhône Rosé “Marie de Magdala”
Clos Ste MagdeleineThis varietally pure Grenache rosé hails from the sea-facing slopes of the Cap Canaille, a steep cliff stacked with layers of sandstone and limestone. The vines—wind-swept by a salty Mediterranean breeze and lovingly warmed by the sun—live the sort of Provençal life vacationers dream of. Unlike the Sack family’s other rosés, which are raised in stainless-steel tanks, Marie de Magdala comes of age in stately sandstone amphorae. Open-knit and palate-cleansing, it tastes of ripe citrus fruits like pomelo and blood orange.
—Jane Augustine
Wine Type: | Rosé |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Grenache |
Appellation: | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Country: | France |
Region: | Provence |
Producer: | Clos Sainte Magdeleine |
Winemaker: | Jonathan Sack |
Vineyard: | .7 ha, Planted in 1999-2000, 2011-2012 |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Aging: | Aged on fine lees in sandstone jarres until early summer bottling |
Farming: | Organic (certified) |
Alcohol: | 13% |
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About The Producer
Clos Sainte Magdeleine
About The Region
Provence
Perhaps there is no region more closely aligned with the history to Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant than Provence. Provence is where Richard Olney, an American ex-pat and friend of Alice Waters, lived, and introduced Kermit to the great producers of Provence, most importantly Domaine Tempier of Bandol. Kermit also spends upwards of half his year at his home in a small town just outside of Bandol.
Vitis vinifera first arrived in France via Provence, landing in the modern day port city of Marseille in the 6th century BC. The influence of terroir on Provençal wines goes well beyond soil types. The herbs from the pervasive scrubland, often referred to as garrigue, as well as the mistral—a cold, drying wind from the northwest that helps keep the vines free of disease—play a significant role in the final quality of the grapes. Two more elements—the seemingly ever-present sun and cooling saline breezes from the Mediterranean—lend their hand in creating a long growing season that result in grapes that are ripe but with good acidity.
Rosé is arguably the most well known type of wine from Provence, but the red wines, particularly from Bandol, possess a great depth of character and ability to age. The white wines of Cassis and Bandol offer complexity and ideal pairings for the sea-influenced cuisine. Mourvèdre reigns king for red grapes, and similar to the Languedoc and Rhône, Grenache, Cinsault, Marsanne, Clairette, Rolle, Ugni Blanc among many other grape varieties are planted.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
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.