I am a fan of rosé. Not the sweet stuff, but rather a nice, dry rosé.
Good rosés are lovely and versatile; gorgeous to look at and easy to pair with a wide variety of foods.
For me, rosés are also quintessential summertime. And while, yes, this summer is about done–though it was 75 degrees in Napa Valley today–I still am very much enjoying the rosé Tom brought home this evening, a 2007 Domaine Sorin Cotes de Provence.
It is characteristic of the style I’ve been leaning towards recently–a pale light pink, simple while plenty interesting with qualities of strawberry and rose petal (as opposed to the style of rosé which is deep fuschia in color and more reminiscent of cherry and raspberry).
Plus, it was only $10.99 at the always-awesome-albeit-pricey Sunshine Foods here in Saint Helena.
Plus, the packaging is very nice–with even a wax (wax! at $10.99!) closure. We did double-check our receipt to make sure Tom didn’t inadvertently grab the wrong bottle.
All in all, an excellent wine at an excellent price. Cheers!
