Perfect Provençal Rosé
I don’t think I know of anyone who doesn’t like a glass of shell pink, refreshing rosé on a warm sunny day or a balmy summer’s evening.
A combination of terroir, climate and years of wine-making experience mean that Provence is well documented as producing some of the best rosés in the world.
Whilst the gongs were being handed out (rightly or wrongly!) at the Oscars in Hollywood on Sunday, Paris was hosting its own awards ceremony, giving out gold, silver and gold medals for the country’s wine producers.
Domaines, estates, cooperatives and chateaux in the Var region, where we live part of the year, were awarded medals by the bucket load, which just goes to show how successful a wine region it is. Not just for the rosés but for reds and whites as well.
Spoilt for choice, we thought we would just list a few gold medal winners within a stone’s throw of our farmhouse:
Rosé gold medal winners
- 2016 Grande Cuvée, Domaine de Nouresse in Vidauban
- 2016 Bastide de Castel, Co-operative in Vidauban
- 2016 Cuvée Annenciade Cellier des Archers in Les Arcs
- 2016 Domaine la Maurette, in La Motte
- 2016 Jas d’Esclans in La Motte
- 2016 Cuvée Speciale. Chateau Astros in Vidauban
- 2016 Juliette, Chateau L’Arnaude between Lorgues and Vidauban
- 2016 Clos des Crostes, Chateau Les Crostes, Lorgues (our nearest wine)
For more information on the full list of winners in the red and white categories, as well as more winners in the rosé category visit