2019 Château de L'Escarelle Côteaux Varois

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/16/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Retail $25. Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault. Nomacorc closure. I visited the winery a few years ago now and I was impressed, so when I came across this in my friend's cellar in Paris, it was an easy call. There are a ton of wines from Provence and most of it is rosé and, well, just OK. In recent years, a few producers have really concentrated on producing higher quality wines and that includes Château de l'Escarelle (I contend that this turn to quality started with the emergence of Château d'Esclans, i.e., Whispering Angel, but I imagine I'd get some pushback from that). This wine? Fantastic, even close to two years out from vintage (I always contend that well made, True Rosés can age much longer than most people think). Great fruit, lip-smacking tartness, and a lengthy finish. Fabulous.
  
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