Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009
Posted: 02 July '10 by Niall
Domaine Sainte Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009
With the sun splitting the skies and the temperature at a sultry 23° we settled back in our garden and opened a well-chilled bottle of Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009.
We’re not usually ones for Rosé – I’ve found that tasting the majority of cheaper wines was like drinking nail polish remover or they were so sweet they were like alco-pops – preferring to spend our hard-earned money on more tried-and-trusted whites.
Susan from DWS was adamant that we should give the Corbieres Rosé a chance – and how glad were we that we followed her advice and took a walk on the wine-tasting wild-side!
The Details
- The Wine: Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009
- Producer: Domaine Sainte-Eugénie
- Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Grape: Cinsault 80%, Grenache Noir 10%, Syrah 10%
- Alcohol: 13%
- Cost: £8.99
- We bought it in: Direct Wine Shipments (and is available online)
Tasting Notes
Thanks to the blend of grape varieties, the Corbieres Rosé just looks like a real thirst-quencher, having an appealing pale hot-pink colour with a bright lustre.
The nose is extremely fresh with a ripe peach, melon, and strawberry bouquet.
There are some strawberry notes on the palate, along with a hint of minerality and dried rosemary, which are common to the wines from Languedoc-Rousillon. There is nice acidity and a pleasing, dry finish.
Our Verdict
A real Summer-in-a-glass type of wine here, just perfect for a refreshing tipple on a hot day.
Whether you’re a Rosé lover or not you should give the Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009 a try – your taste-buds will love you for it!
Our rating: 3 out of 5.
Where can you buy it?
You can find the Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009 at:
Direct Wine Shipments
5-7 Corporation Square,
Belfast
BT1 3AJ
T: 028 9050 8000
E: shop@directwine.co.uk
W: www.directwine.co.uk
You can also find DWS on Google Maps.
You can also buy the Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009 online.
Other information
A few people have asked whether Rosé is made from blending red and white wine. This is a bit of an urban myth.
The majority of Rosés begin life just like red wines – the red grapes are crushed and placed in a fermenter. Rather than spending two or three weeks with the grapes skins in contact with the juice, the skins are removed after a short time (this could be from a few hours to a couple days depending on the type of grape and the style of wine that the winemaker wants). This brief skin contact allows enough colour leach into the wine and turn the colour pink.
Another technique is to drain off some of the juice from a red wine early in the fermentation and then place it into own fermenter to finish the process. The process is called “Saignée” (French: “to bleed”).
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