Wine of the week this week is our Château La Baronne Le Rosé. ROSÉ. RICH. SUPERB. Discounted from £22.50 to £20 for a month.
The label on this is everything. Who wouldn’t want a vintage truck to deliver them four barrels of delicious rosé from the south of France? We might not be able to deliver a barrel but we can send you this absolutely delicious wine from Corbiéres (a fabulous little appellation south of Toulouse near Limoux and Carcassonne).
La Baronne, meaning the baroness, is a sumptuous rosé, floral on the nose, stone fruit on the palate and a depth of flavour that is not only fitting of a baroness but more importantly means it pairs well with food. The wine is farmed biodynamically and the winemakers here prioritise the natural biodiversity of their surroundings meaning the vines show the purest expression of the terroir. If you like this as much as we do then we’ll see if a barrel can be arranged…
Corbieres is the largest appellation within the Languedoc region and is most famous for its rustic red wines. It’s terroir (see BOTTL Uncorked for more on this wonderful French word) changes dramatically due to it touching the foothills of the Pyrenees as well as having a Mediterranean climate influenced by the cooling winds coming in from the coast. It is that coastal breeze that gives this rosé a refreshing salinity and savoury quality. Keeping it refreshing whilst the blend of Grenache gris, Grenache blanc and Syrah provide the complexity that requires food to really pop.
We recommend anything from charcuterie to moules frites to accompany this wine but we have also rustled up a lovely tomato and pepper bruschetta for our recipe of the week that is utterly delicious with La Baronne!
Rosé only makes up 12% of wine production in Corbieres so here’s to finding small pockets of interesting wines from unexpected places.
We call that Drinking Differently.
Cheers,
Phil and Matt