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Seeing the World Through Rosé Colored Glasses
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Thursday October 21, 2004
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Speaker: Al Bassano, Wine Educator & former Wine Correspondent, Bloomberg
Wine professionals now call "real" Rosé wines, dry wines with as much character as fruitiness." What delicious and sophisticated treats dry Rosés can be! We tasted more than a dozen fabulous Rosés from Italy, Spain, and France.
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| Flight I: Rosé - Sparkling |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
Mionetto IL Prosecco Sparkling Rose NV
Light, fruity, approachable wine. |
n/a |
$12.50 |
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Champagne Lanson Grand Cru Rose Brut NV
Pinot Noir is in blend, salmon color, delicious champagne. |
13 |
$50.00 |
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Champagne Louis de Sacy Grand Cru Brut NV
Depth of color, tangerine or citric aroma. |
3 |
$38.50 |
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Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rose Premier Cru
Berry fruit, lovely, long finish. The favorite of this flight
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15 |
$35.00 |
| Flight II: Rosé - Languedoc/Loire |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
Chateau de Pena Ninet de Pena Rose 2003 (Languedoc)
60% Syrah, 40% Grenache. Darker red color, high alcohol, honey in nose and taste. |
4 |
$8.99 |
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Domaine Dozon Chinon Rose' 2001 (Loire)
Cabernet Franc grape, peppery nose, balanced, medium finish. The favorite of this flight.
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8 |
$15.50 |
| Flight III: Rosé - Provence |
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Full Retail Price $ |
Domaines Ott Chateau Romasson (Bandol) Rose "Cuvee Marine" 2003 (Provence)
Salmon color, dry, balanced, complex. |
7 |
$35.50 |
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Domaines Ott Chateau de Selle Rose 2003 (Provence)
Deep color, lush fruity nose, balanced. |
3 |
$38.99 |
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Les Domaniers Rose 2002 (Provence)
Salmon color, Blended Grenache, Counoise, and Syrah grapes, green apples in the nose, round, full bodied, balanced wine. The favorite of this flight. |
11 |
$14.00 |
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Jean-Luc Colombo Cote Bleu (Provence)
Honey melon nose, balanced.
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6 |
$10.00 |
| Flight IV: Rosé - Other |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
Domaine Carabiniers Tavel Rose 2003 (organically grown) (Rhone)
Strawberry in nose and fruit, balanced. |
7 |
$20.00 |
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Marques de Monistrol Cava Rose Reserve - (Spain)
A delightful Cava rosé made mainly from the local Monastrell grape with one-third Pinot Noir. It is crisp, with ripe wild strawberry fruit flavors, a creamy mousse and a delicate yet persistent finish. |
5 |
$9.99 |
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Faustino V Rosado Rioja (Spain)
100% Tempranillo. Deep rose color, fresh, pear, raspberry on nose, refreshing, red berry fruit and clean finish. The favorite of this flight. |
8 |
$20.00 |
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Rutherford Hill Rose' of Merlot 2003 (California)
Brilliant ruby. Bright cherry with notes of dark plum, raspberry and cranberry. Exuberant merlot fruit flavors with a rich, supple mouth feel and refreshing acidity that makes all food shine.
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7 |
$19.99 |
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