2023 Rimbert Petit Cochon Bronze Ros, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Jean-Marie makes this wine for those who dont have a pool as a substitute refreshment; the label with a Suntanned Little Pig is his very own drawing.

Grapes: Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah (proportions vary according to vintage)

Vineyard: schist, practicing organic

Making of: The wine is made from grapes harvested at their maximum ripeness and immediately destemmed. They are gently crushed and the juice is fermented with neutral yeast at a controlled temperature. The skins are removed from the vats 36 hours after pressing, lending this ros its beautifully intense pink color. The wine rests in stainless steel in a cellar that is half-buried into the earth so that the temperature of the winery is naturally regulated. It undergoes a light ltering and fining when bottled on-site, with a small sulfur addition.

Tasting Note: This ros is vibrant pink in the glass. Deep scents of ultra-ripe crushed red cherries, a note of guava paste, overripe g esh and a pretty, yet smoky note of sweet herbs, blood orange and red berry avors.

Great on its own and with a vast array of summer dishes: spicy couscous and lamb tagine, ame grilled chicken dishes, spicy lamb or beef kebabs, sweet barbecued pork dishes.

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