Boutinot Rose Cotes du Rhone-Villages

Boutinot's love affair with the Southern Rhone spans thirty years of making wine in the region. In 2010, the relationship was sealed with the purchase of a winery and vineyards above the village of Cairanne. Domaine Boutinot's seven vineyards are planted with classic southern Rhone grape varieties, old vine Grenache Noir and Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan Noir, and they all sit within the Cairanne Cru boundaries, sanctioned in 2016 when Cairanne was granted its own appellation status.

Working with our vigneron neighbours we are helping to revive traditional grape varieties such as Cinsault and Counoise, and in the cellar we prefer time-honoured winemaking methods such as a long cuvasion aided only by natural yeasts, gentle remontage, manual pigeage and patient maturation in a nursery of French oak barrels.

Vineyards

Our hunt for specific plots that would deliver the best grapes with the right balance and flavour profile led us to the south of the Cotes du Rhone where we found aroma, finesse and texture to balance the freshness and fruit flavours found in plots from the north.

Vinification

As with previous vintages, Les Cerisiers is again made in the same way as the best roses of Provence, using the rose de presse' method as soon as the grapes are picked. This very gentle pressing extracts as much aroma and flavour as possible with the least amount of tannins. The wine is vinified at cool temperatures in stainless steel vats to preserve these delicate aromas and flavours.

Tasting Notes

An elegant, truly gastronomic rose from our home in the Rhone. A classic salmon pink rose with delicate perfumed aromas of rosehip syrup, wild berry blossoms and cherries on the nose. Full flavoured, ripe and beautifully balanced with acidity, there's elegant, textured, berry fruit on the palate with a twist of raspberry freshness to lift the finish. Deliciously balanced and moreish.

Serve with light lunches, grilled fish, vegetable antipasti or as a delicious summer aperitif in the garden.