2024 Commanderie de la Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rose, France Sagrantino - Sangiovese at its optimum maturity

at its optimum maturity

The wine is all at once rich and nutty but also refreshing due to the rifling acidity

the 2019 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is another brilliant wine from Jesse Fox and Tony Biagi

with angular and drying tannins

2024 Commanderie de la Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rose, France Sagrantino - Sangiovese at its optimum maturityThis charming ros is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cinsault, 10% Syrah, and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. The various grape varieties are vinified separately. The grapes were direct pressed, with no maceration. The juice was cold settled in stainless steel tanks for 35 days prior to vinification. Fermentation lasted 10 days, at 59 F. No malolactic. Vinified entirely in stainless steel tanks. Blended in December and bottled in January.