Very good. Pink/peach colors; oak/citrus on the nose (smells like a chardonnay). Flavors of melon up front with lemon finish. Takes like a Sauvignon blanc.
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Cookout Wines (Bin 75): Dull pink; pretty nose of bubble gum, freshly cut flowers, peach, dried strawberry and cherry; light+ on the palate; slightly larger than what I would expect from a Provencal rose but very good.
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On the nose there's flowers & strawberry & a candied note ~ The palate is medium bodied with juicy acidity & flavors of strawberry, dried herbs, cherry & red licorice ~ Simple but enjoyable & food friendly
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Very much like the 2011 bought last year, see recent note. Bought because we were down there near Aix two years ago, the vineyard is on Mont Saint Victoire, which Cezanne couldn't stop painting. This is wonderfully quaffable summer wine, flowers and strawberry on the nose, juicy with grenache fruit, lively acid, some minerality. Served with salads and cold chicken.
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Customer Appreciation Tasting (Bin 75): Med rosé color with some more richness, strawberry, some cherry, sweet fruit, maybe a touch of RS; a crowd pleaser for sure.
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Rose's from Cotes de Provence are my favorite, and Domaine Houchart is one of the best. This wine always has a fairly intense but at the same time remarkably elegant dance across the nose and palate. This one does not exactly match the richness and purity of red fruit we have enjoyed from previous vintages, but is still a tasty, refreshing rose. Really nice salmon to pink color. The nose makes you sniff twice, once for the nice aroma of roses, and again for a whiff of strawberry, light cherry and cranberry fruit. I hesitate to get over excited with this wine for a couple of reasons. First all that nicety on the nose and palate does not linger very long, and second, there is an encompassing bitterness messing up the flavor profile. I am very impressed with the overall femininity and softness. Great job with the balancing acidity that continues on through the finish.
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7/31/2014 - Zuperdaave wrote: 85 Points
Very good. Pink/peach colors; oak/citrus on the nose (smells like a chardonnay). Flavors of melon up front with lemon finish. Takes like a Sauvignon blanc.
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7/24/2014 - mydi Likes this wine: 87 Points
Light rose. Very nice.
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8/31/2013 - Rezy13 wrote:
Cookout Wines (Bin 75): Dull pink; pretty nose of bubble gum, freshly cut flowers, peach, dried strawberry and cherry; light+ on the palate; slightly larger than what I would expect from a Provencal rose but very good.
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8/24/2013 - RogerG wrote:
Lovely rose
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8/24/2013 - Yankee wrote: 86 Points
On the nose there's flowers & strawberry & a candied note ~ The palate is medium bodied with juicy acidity & flavors of strawberry, dried herbs, cherry & red licorice ~ Simple but enjoyable & food friendly
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8/16/2013 - mazik Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very much like the 2011 bought last year, see recent note. Bought because we were down there near Aix two years ago, the vineyard is on Mont Saint Victoire, which Cezanne couldn't stop painting. This is wonderfully quaffable summer wine, flowers and strawberry on the nose, juicy with grenache fruit, lively acid, some minerality. Served with salads and cold chicken.
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7/31/2013 - gmbdds wrote: 87 Points
Watery pink color. Dry and tart with strawberry and watermelon from start to finish. Probably better with summer cuisine than alone.
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7/20/2013 - Rezy13 wrote:
Customer Appreciation Tasting (Bin 75): Med rosé color with some more richness, strawberry, some cherry, sweet fruit, maybe a touch of RS; a crowd pleaser for sure.
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7/20/2013 - phil the agony wrote: 85 Points
Vraiment très ordinaire...petits fruits mais une finale vraiment terrible...
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6/1/2013 - Bobc7had Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pleasant
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5/31/2013 - bianca15 wrote: 90 Points
Very interesting, complex flavor. Spice and a lot fruit but very dry. Another great Cotes de Provence Rose.
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5/29/2013 - CUTig1 wrote:
- Salmon color.
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5/26/2013 - vinomex wrote: 86 Points
A bit lacking in flavor. Crispy and refreshing but misses on that je ne se qua touch from Provence.
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5/17/2013 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 88 Points
Rose's from Cotes de Provence are my favorite, and Domaine Houchart is one of the best. This wine always has a fairly intense but at the same time remarkably elegant dance across the nose and palate. This one does not exactly match the richness and purity of red fruit we have enjoyed from previous vintages, but is still a tasty, refreshing rose. Really nice salmon to pink color. The nose makes you sniff twice, once for the nice aroma of roses, and again for a whiff of strawberry, light cherry and cranberry fruit. I hesitate to get over excited with this wine for a couple of reasons. First all that nicety on the nose and palate does not linger very long, and second, there is an encompassing bitterness messing up the flavor profile. I am very impressed with the overall femininity and softness. Great job with the balancing acidity that continues on through the finish.
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4/25/2013 - KudzuEd wrote: 89 Points
Nicely floral on the nose, clean acidity with decent fruit. Great value.
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4/18/2013 - yofog wrote: 86 Points
Good. Vibrant, good acid, juicy mid-palate, hint of spice. Very nice for the price.
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