Comments on: Commanderie de Peyrassol, rosé

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:50:00 +0000

Salil-
Wow, kiwi rose? I can’t say I’ve ever had one of those.
As to other names, I would say generally look for ones from the Coteaux de Provence region–I had a good Domaine Sorin recently–or the adjacent Costieres de Nimes region. But I’ve had good, dry roses from Spain, Argentina, and Sonoma so they’re not particularly hard to find. Just make sure they are DRY!!! (and not too expensive)
Cheers,
Tyler

By: Dr.Vino

Dr.Vino — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:46:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Jack–too bad you didn’t venture in to give us a full report!

By: Salil

Salil — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:38:00 +0000

I’ll have a look around, although I’m not too sure how easy it’ll be to find in Singapore. Plus I’m not the biggest fan of rosé – I generally prefer the blanc de pinot noir style of rosé (which I had a couple of when in New Zealand earlier this year, and found quite delectable).

Would you be able to recommend any other good rosés made in that style?

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:19:00 +0000

You know, when we visited Provence in September of 2001, we drove by this winery, turned around, started to drive down the driveway. And then turned around again, chickening out!

This winery's wines seem to be on every restaurant's wine lists in the region, too. (In other words, they're not an obscure producer back home.)