AOP Côtes-du-Rhône
La Garuste Rosé 2023 ORGANIC
Our La Garuste 2023 wine, AOP Côtes-du-Rhône offers a blend of unique aromas. Assembled from its Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre grape varieties, this wine offers a fresh and aromatic finish on the palate. A mineral rosé that deserves to be tasted at a temperature of about 48-52°F.
Rosé – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Syrah
Our rosé wine, La Garuste 2023
La Garuste – AOP Côtes du Rhône, was awarded this year in the Hachette guide, a recognition of the quality of the Estate’s production.
La Garuste presents a beautiful bright and luminous color, with notes of red fruits and grapefruit. It’s a delicate wine on the palate, indulgent, with aromas of citrus and red fruits. La Garuste will elegantly accompany aperitifs, grilled meats, and pissaladière.
Observe
This rosé wine boasts a beautiful pale pink hue, reminiscent of strawberry heart with slight bluish reflections.
Smell
On the nose, you detect aromas of citrus, such as grapefruit and citrus notes, as well as aromas of red fruits, like raspberry, currant, pink pepper, and harlequin candy. This combination of aromas offers a sensation of indulgence and freshness.
Taste
On the palate, this structured and indulgent rosé wine is characterized by a round and fresh acidity. The flavors of citrus and red fruits blend harmoniously, creating a balanced and seductive taste profile. It offers a refreshing and persistent finish. It’s an easy-drinking wine that pairs well with many dishes.
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Everything you need to know about La Garuste 2023
Grenache is a red grape variety famous for its roundness, sweetness, and aromas of red fruits and spices. It generally brings body and indulgence to wines. Its generous and elegant character is contrasted with varieties such as Syrah, creating balanced and refined wines.
Syrah, originating from the Rhône Valley, is distinguished by its depth and complexity, offering wines with a dense color and powerful tannic structure, with rich aromas of black fruits, blackberry, and blackcurrant, complemented by peppery and spicy notes.
Mourvèdre is a red grape variety that contributes to the structure and complexity of the wine. It can bring aromas of black fruits, spices, and sometimes animal notes.
The blend of these grape varieties brings great aromatic complexity to the wine. Grenache can bring aromas of red fruits and garrigue, Mourvèdre notes of black fruits, spices, and leather, and Syrah aromas of black fruits, pepper, and violet. This combination creates a rich and diverse aromatic bouquet. A beautiful balance of these grape varieties promises a surprising and innovative experience.
The harvesting processes for Syrah, Grenache, and Carignan grapes reflect a meticulous approach to ensure optimal grape quality.
For Syrah, manual harvesting is often preferred due to the tendency of clusters to ripen unevenly, requiring repeated passes for the selection of ripe grapes.
Grenache harvesting, which can be slightly anticipated to maintain balanced acidity, requires particular attention due to the fragility of its large clusters.
Mourvèdre has compact clusters that are medium to large, conical, narrow, and sometimes winged. Its berries are medium-sized, spherical in shape, blue-black in color. The particularity of this grape variety lies in its very late budding and great maturity. It’s a vigorous plant that adapts well to poor soils and tolerates southern winds. It’s very productive and therefore requires good pruning control. The beginning of the harvest takes place in late September, early October.
The harvest of these grapes is generally done at maturity, when sugar and acidity levels are optimal. The harvest is carried out mechanically but with respect for the products to preserve the quality of the grapes.
The creation of a rosé wine is an art that combines technical elements and the winemaker’s passion. To produce this delicate wine, two distinct methods are mainly used: bleeding and skin maceration, which are distinguished by their approach to color and aromas.The bleeding method begins with the maceration of red grapes, where the grapes remain in contact with their skins for a controlled duration. As the juice acquires shades of pink, a small amount is “bled” from the vat, thus creating a rosé wine. This method is characterized by its fresh and fruity character, which reflects the terroir and the original grape variety.
The skin maceration method, on the other hand, consists of macerating red grapes with their skins, thus creating a delicate extraction of color and aromas. The precise control of the maceration duration allows obtaining the desired pink hue. This method tends to produce rosé wines with more complex and intense aromas, while preserving their natural freshness.
The AOP Côtes-du-Rhône appellation is the embodiment of viticultural excellence in the Rhône Valley. Famous for its exceptional wines, this appellation draws its renown from the alliance of emblematic grape varieties, cultivated in terroirs with diverse qualities. The resulting wines captivate with their complexity, reflecting the richness of the Rhône terroir.
This delicate rosé wine made from Syrah, Grenache, and Cinsault would be ideal to accompany a variety of light and Mediterranean dishes, such as summer salads, tarts, quiches, vegetables, ratatouille, eggplant, fish, carpaccio, white meats, and fruity desserts.
This rosé wine from the South of France, made from Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah grapes, embodies the freshness and elegance of the region while offering an indulgent and delicate experience, perfectly suited to the summer season and light dishes.
Made from unique grape varieties, our wines offer an authentic experience. Each product reveals an exceptional character of the terroir specific to our Estate. A simple and memorable invitation to discover the richness of our expertise.
