Rosé wine

This delicately coloured pale pink wine is made by Mark Perrin, who also makes Brad and Angelina's famous, and much more expensive, Provençal rosé at Château Miraval.

The inviting floral nose of this blushing beauty offers hints of aniseed and watermelon too, with summer fruits—red apples, strawberry, cherry—on the palate. There's no need to have food with this easy-going and ever so slightly romantic wine, but it does go very well with picnic food, tapas, or a buffet.

Judged top rosé in Irish Times staff tasting with John Wilson, it would make a great alternative to 'red or white' for your next function or get-together.

‘“Smells really fruity, and is a bit more robust, has a bit more body than your usual rosé”, said one taster. This was the most popular of all the wines tasted. Medium bodied, with plenty of ripe but tangy cherry fruits.’
(From the Irish Times magazine, June, 2012)

‘Tried and trusted southern Rhône pink, with masses of light, fruity, yet lip-smacking red berry verve.’

Jane MacQuitty, The Times, 26th May 2018

A richly coloured, not shy Catalonian rosé made from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Toni Garriga's rosat combines fresh berry fruit aromas with the depth and power of its Bordeaux blend of grape varieties. This is a perfect rosé—you could almost think of it as a light red—to drink on its own, preferably in the sun, or as an accompaniment to salads or tapas.

Mas Codina is located in the Alt Penedès, Catalonia, and is protected by two benevolent mountain ranges. All the fruit it uses is estate-grown.

The Penedès region spans a long strip of land between the sea and the mountains, half-way between Barcelona and Tarragona.

The DO is made up of three distinct zones: The Penedès Superior (near the inland mountain range), The Penedès Marítim (between the sea and the coastal hills) and Penedès Central (the plain between these areas). The climate is typically Mediterranean, mild and warm.

Penedès has long been associated with innovative winemaking practices. In the 1970s, it became the first area in Spain to use stainless steel equipment and cold-fermentation. Since then the Penedès producers have been making excellent modern wines blending native with French varieties.

“Always delicious”
James Suckling

“You could drink it from mid-day to midnight”
Matthew Jukes

“More palate grabbing by far than the Provencal Pink norm”
Jancis Robinson

“It’s hard to find fault with this sensational rosé”

The Times

Despite the creepy name, Whispering Angel is one of the most requested wines in our English Market shop, and we are delighted to add it now to our list of prestige Provençal rosés alongside the organic Cascavel and Brangelina's Château Miraval.

In fact, it's so much in demand that for the time being we have to limit purchases to two bottles per customer, in the interests of fairness and because our allocation of this wine is so small, and availability so unpredictable.

There's no question that it's a creamy, precise, full-flavoured example of an enormously popular style of wine, with a string of endorsements from wine critics. Why not splash out and do a little light criticizing yourself?

This is a deliciously fresh and appetizing rosé, made from Nero d'Avola grapes picked a week or so before the harvest for Purato's red wine. The early picking means just a tinge more acidity, to keep the fruit flavours in the wine bright and focused.

The Purato brand has delivered great wines for more than ten years, at the same time as meeting rigorous environmental standards. The wines are organic, with the IT- BIO certification on every bottle, while the packaging, from bottles to shipping cartons, is as recycled and recyclable as possible. That's why the winery describe these as wines ‘with a conscience’.

This vibrant and complex rosé from the high-altitude hills of Rioja Alta offers aromas of cherries and wild strawberries coupled with flavours of redcurrant, pomegranate and dry herb notes.

On the palate, the wine is structured with ripe tangy red fruit and soft tannins, finishing with spice and dried herbs.

Snap up a bottle and try it with salmon, sushi—or fish and chips.

Dry but rather luscious Rhône rosé, blended from vines that are on average at least forty years old to give a robust wine with raspberry and strawberry aromas, and a clean, well-balanced palate. Its full, fruity flavours make it a satisfying appetizer or a tasty partner for spicy foods, cold meats, cheeses like Camembert and Brie, and even fruit- or chocolate-based desserts.

Pale, crystalline dry rosé with delicate floral and red fruit aromas, and a youthful blush that catches the light with shades of violet.

In the mouth it's crisp and a little firm, almost saline, at first—refreshing—and then the ripe Garnacha fruit fills out into an elegant succulence. 

This is an understated treat on its own, and a great accompaniment to light meals and snacks.