Grenache, cinsault and syrah.

Typical and very good but not better than the Chat En Ouef at Waitrose for over 2 quid less.

8/10 for the wine
6/10 for the value

Have just ordered 8 of these from Majestic for £6.49/bottle as I have now come to the conclusion that's it's the nicest rose out there.

Creamy texture and a subtle, dry strawberry flavour. Made from old vines in St Chinian.



Also got some JE 08 for £6.99. Everyone seems to ditching this for under £7.

Will be coming after Shezza if it's rubbish.

Don't do it Goose, stop right there...do NOT tempt me to buy candy floss. Got to put the recycling box out now. When will someone invent lightweight bottles???

I love a good bone dry rose. Some of it is quite serious stuff. I can't afford the top stuff from Bandol in Provence but some of the nearby appellations make great wines for little money.

Vin du pays du Sables is the best with lots of Provence style wines at under a fiver. Hard to find here though.

Burgundy pinot rose can be a bit special too. Very savoury.

:trembles in boots:
Will be interesting to see what our resident SB aficionado has to say about it.
I wasn't sure on tasting it whether it'd be to your taste altho it did change the next day. Look forward to reading your opinion

Of the JE 2008, I gave it a whirl last Sunday and......
Also tried the JE2008 this morning down at my local. I agree with your (Shezza's) accessment and your notes - very accurate. The tiny oak note you alluded too is skin and a bit of stalk or pip (I believe) IMHO, and will dissipate as the wine matures. JE have made an understated and more sophisticated wine than most producers out of the 2008 fruit. At the mo, it walks all over other MSB in a similar price range for finesse and balance.
Goose.....Your opinion is sought.

Yes, given your seal of approval- Also I'm also tempted by a few of those bone dry St Chinian Rose's, I'm thinking of dinner starters (rather than a chilly patio) Do you have a starter recommendation ? I wonder why they don't designate the label as Saint Chinian AOC ? Perceived as higher ranking than Vin de Pays. I used to see St Chinian AOC well stocked in the french supermarkets and note that AC was awarded in 1982.


20 Villages, One Appelation
http://www.saint-chinian.com/english/do ... esse_E.pdf

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One of my fav starters is a stuffed beef tom with a stuffed half-pepper. Get stuffed, that's what I say.

Not everyone responds quite so eloquently, Cheers

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glad to hear you too appreciated the 08 offering.

As per my tasting note in the offeres quaffed section, the following day the oak note had gone and blackcurrent leaf had come forward, lashings of it.

Think this will go on to develop well. Am gonna Pick up a case before the offer runs out at Maj at the end of Nov

Bugger !

Second time this has happened. All the bottles have turned much darker in colour and have a hint of sherry on the nose. It doesn't come through on the taste but the wine has lost it's lovely creamy dry strawberry taste and is now more acidic with the flavour of a cheap grenache blend.

I remember this happening last year with a case of Provence bought from M&S.

Lesson learnt. Never order rose always buy off the shelf.

Did I mention..bugger !

I was referring to the dreaded rosé, not to your goodself Dunc.

I was thinking more of the team here, finding a 2009 Beaujolais for you, by all means sample a decent nouveaux (at your peril) after the third Thursday next month, but the aim is to find you a juicy cru, something more acceptable for short term cellaring.

Do not buy Georges Duboeuf, his cuvees are very boring, I've never found them satisfying, probably because they are are made from a mix of hundreds of negociants - they have no character. He just hoovers up stuff.


There will be a lot of hype in the beginning, so it may be an early 2010 find.

Do you think you could resist the temptation, and do you recon you would want to save, then spend slightly over budget to secure a good'un ?

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I keep trying now and then. The recent L. Jadot B Village went to the club after 2 sips. Was an excellent GP. Not quite one to dvd and keep but loads of stuff going on. If someone had said 12 months ago that Brawn and Button would triumph, the men in white coats would have been sent for.