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Chateau d’Aqueria Tavel Rose 2022
$23.00 USD
Château d’Aqueria’s sandy soils are perfect for producing great rosés with exceptional balance between freshness and maturity. Its complexity comes from a blend of six varieties of red and white grapes. Grenache Noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre give exceptional colour and tannic structure whilst Clairette, Bourboulenc and Cinsault complete the blend beautifully bringing a generous variety of aromas and a fresh finish.
About the wine
GRAPES: 50% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 10% Clairette, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Bourboulenc, 5% Cinsault
PH: 3.48
ACIDITY: 2.85 g/L
ABV: 14%
AGING: 6 months in inox and concrete vats.
Soils: Light sandy, clay soils situated around the Château.
Yield: 38 Hl/Ha
Vines: 40 years old with some 70 year old plots.
Appearance: Intense ruby colour with shiny hints.
Nose: Complex and elegant with spicy, fruity notes (raspberries, strawberries, pomegranate).
Mouth: Elegant and firm structure with expressive fruit and spice. Long finish with remarkable freshness bringing a lovely balance to the wine.
What The Critics Say...
![Robert Parker 90 point score, Jeb Dunnuck 91 point rating](https://b2284927.smushcdn.com/2284927/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JEB91-RP90.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Almost half Grenache, with the rest mostly Cinsault, Clairette, Mourvèdre and Syrah, the 2022 Tavel even includes small proportions of Bourboulenc and Picpoul. If you can hold off opening a bottle until this summer, or even into the fall, that would be a good idea, or else decant in advance of serving. Right now, there’s a touch of austerity to the wine, with scents of wet stone reducing the impact of red berries and citrus on the nose, and the full-bodied palate seems just a bit pinched and tight but with the potential to blossom in a few months. 90 points — Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
A beautiful Tavel, the 2022 Tavel has ripe strawberry and floral aromatics to go with a medium-bodied, pure, elegant style on the palate offering plenty of Tavel richness and depth while staying fresh, light on its feet, and balanced. 91 points — Jeb Dunnuck