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I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2023 Clos Cibonne Cotes de Provence Tibouren Cuvee Prestige Caroline Rose, France
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/clos+cibonne+tibouren+cuvee+prestige+caroline+rose+cote+de+provence+france/2023?referring_site=KSB
2024 Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rose, Provence, France
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/de+pibarnon+rose+bandol+provence+france/2024?referring_site=KSB
2023 Weingut Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Rose, Baden, Germany
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/bernhard+huber+malterdinger+rose+baden+germany/2023?referring_site=KSB
2024 Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Cerasuolo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Rose, Italy
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/tiberio+cerasuolo+montepulciano+d+rose+abruzz+italy/2024?referring_site=KSB
2023 Vina Zorzal Senora de las Alturas Rosado, Navarra, Spain
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/vina+zorzal+senora+de+altura+rose+navarra+spain/2023?referring_site=KSB
2023 Venus La Universal Dido ‘La Solucio Rosa’ Rosat, Montsant, Spain
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/venus+la+universal+dido+solucion+rosa+rose+montsant+catalonia+spain/2023?referring_site=KSB
I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony
The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 – 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 – 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 – 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 – 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 – 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
It’s hot out there… so we’re changing our wine consumption patterns.
Summertime is rosé time—but whenever I drink wine, I want it to be great. So my team selected some of the highest-rated rosé wines in the world for me to taste.
Rosé is becoming increasingly popular. Between 2001 and 2021, rosé production increased by 25%, and it now accounts for more than 8% of total wine consumption.
Still, rosé is not taken as seriously as white wine—and especially not as seriously as red wine.
Why is that?
There’s really no good reason, except that many producers historically didn’t give it as much attention as their other wines.
However, Provence has shown that rosé wines can be exceptional when made with care and focus. And beyond Provence, other regions around the world are now producing fascinating rosés—wines that can age beautifully and offer excellent food-pairing opportunities.
So let’s taste some of the highest-rated rosés in the world.
37 Comments
Thank you for the informative post. After years of ignoring them, I rediscovered rosé wines relatively recently—specifically through the consistently outstanding range of Tibouren-driven rosés from Clos Cibonne. We spent our summer vacation—not far from that winery—in the beautiful wine and vacation region of Bandol. I therefore had the perfect opportunity to get to know and appreciate the Mourvèdre-dominant rosés from this small region—which is primarily known for its powerful, structured, and equally Mourvèdre-dominant red wines with excellent aging potential—rosés that are also intended for fine dining and possess just as much aging potential. Definitely no comparison to the mass-produced, unremarkable terrace wines that Provence all too often has to offer. Grüsse aus Basel/Switzerland.
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Excellent eyewear for rose. Just by chance I had a couple of glasses of the Huber Malterdinger just last week. I didn't twig that it was from YOUR stomping ground. I remember the fruit (lots of different fruit) flavour and that we enjoyed it with a 5 cheese and chives omelette with sourdough bread and salad. I thought it was PERFECT for the meal.
Nice one Konstantin. ✨🌟👍
A shame you didn’t feature Domaine Tempier, also from Bandol and I think better than Pibarnon which I also know well.Another Bandol rosé worth a try is Gros Noré.
My favs were Minuty 281 2016(I think)
Luis Pato Rosé 2005 (tasted 2019)
And There was one Artadi Rose from Navarra I loved years back but I cant remember well
I certainly neglect roses generally, find them less interesting than reds or whites, but pinot roses are my favorite recently. So many wines, so little time…. Thanx, great video.
I really think you should get more familiar with South African wines because we make way better Rosė than Europe.
I recently enjoyed a Tanet.
I rarely drink rose. My favourite rose is Grauburgunder Kalkmergel, Becker 🙂
Age worthy rosé is something I never thought of. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I will try some of these.
You mispronounced Pibarnon, suggesting you don’t know what you’re choosing.
Also you’re incorrect to say Pibarnon is the highest altitude Bandol, that honour is held by Domaine de la Bégude at 410-430m
Pibarnon is lower at 250-300m.
Tempier (my fave) 270-300.
Wake up Konstantin!
Viña Tondonia Rosado Gran Reserva 2010 – Extraordinary rose
I will never get clear glass bottles for quality rose…
The most impressive rosé I have ever drunk was Valentini Cerasuolo. Otherwise, I enjoy drinking Salwey Spätburgunder Rosé or Martin Tesch Rosé—both fruit-forward rosés with sufficient structure.
I would have loved to hear your opinion on Flor de Muga.
2:32 what happened here? The first glass didn't pass the test?
Hey Konstantin, in France we have Tavel AOC, which makes only rose wines in southern Rhône. You should try it sometimes.
Love your videos, cheers 🍷
Have tried many a Rose; but hard to find complexity and good to see some from young Konstantin. Some, like Whispering Angel, are heavily marketed light strawberry flavored water – for folks that like light cordial…grossly overpriced for the wine ignorant😂
My favorite rose experience was a Vina tondonia rosé 2011! Really nice experience to drink an aged rosé from this domain…
I also ordered plenty of the OG Dido on your recommendation …but my supplies did not last long!
Curious you had no Tavel in the line-up.
Domaine de la Mordorée La Reine des Bois used to be my favorite, but my taste moved away from 14,5 % plus wines. It was also one of those "serious" rosés, much more akin to a light red, also in terms of marriage. Those were the times…
Hey Master, you are giving Bono vibes on those pink glasses 😅
Fun watching Konstantin fall in love on camera. Wine is life!
I have had Pibarnon’s red Bandol and found it phenomenal, so it’s sad the rosé did not stack up as well. My shop sells the Tiberio and I’m very glad to see it score so highly!
I would have also suggested finding the Château Musar rosé for this, as I can gather that would age quite well and is from a well-known producer. Our shop stocked back vintages out to 2018!
We visited Domaine de la Mordorée on our recent Rhone trip and the Tavel Cuvée de la Reine des Bois was great! We don't usually go for Rose but this wowed us (bought 6!). We also had a a bottle of L’Anglore which was .. interesting!
I had the same reaction to the Pibarnon when I first tasted it, but after spending the night in the fridge corked but not pumped, it had gained more definition and lost some of that roundness. Seriously good rosé.
I have been enjoying rosé for years now without every feeling the urge to switch over to it lock, stock and barrel when summer comes. After watching this excellent video, I am most intrigued by the Tiberio and have just ordered a few bottles. I would love to know what Konstantin makes of Château d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rosé, which costs around £20 and is ubiquitous in certain circles in Britain.
No Tavel Rosé!? It's still mind blowing to me how many people sleep on them. They are so delicious and rich and one of the most versatile food wines in the world! Almost always nice and bone dry too, love them.
I am a little bit surprised that the Bandol got the lowest rating. IMO, Bandol produces the best rosés in the world. I am a huge fan of Domaine Tempier (if you would rate 90 a Domaine Tempier, you would lose a lot of credibility with me 😂). Too bad you did not include a Tavel.
No 'great' roses.
$45 for a rose is insane.
Rose champagne is another story.
My favorite rose’ is Domaine Ott
When i was young, my parents would buy a couple Portuguese Rose wines "Lancers" and "Mateus". My brother and I would get a tiny glass with dinner when they had wine (a cordial glass). It was my first entry into drinking wine and sadly I can no longer get those in the rural US area that I live in.
Konstantin 🙂 Flint(ynes) are VSCs compounds possibly a thiol compound called benzyl mercaptan (BM), at levels of 2 ppb in wine can give the struck match threshold (at higher levels is repulsive, wine fault). This compound can contribute to ‘gunflint/struck match/mineral’ aromas in Sauvignon Blanc wines for example common on wines produced in the Loire Valley in France. 😉 humm but looking to my notes in Industrial winemaking (AWRI) humm digging on my memories, possible candidates can also be for match aromatics also phenylmethanethiol (PMT) and 2-furylmethanethiol (2FMT)—forming under low-oxygen or high reductive winemaking conditions. WINE & VITICULTURE JOURNAL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017.
Château d'Aqueria or Château de Trinquevedel Tavel.
New grandma here drinking grower rose champagne!!!!!! Love me some Rose!!!!!