Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé (Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence)

Fact sheet

Type

Rosé

Grape

Rosé

Country

France

Region

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Appellation

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Body

medium

Acidity

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201691 pts

  The origins of this estate go back to the 13th century when it was the property of the Knights Templar. The large 400-acre vineyard has produced this fine rich wine, full of ripe red fruits and with a bright herbal edge. It is bone dry, crisp and ready to drink.

• 201591 pts

  Created by Knights Templar in the 13th century, the estate now consists of 160 acres of vines. This wine has a strong sense of structure, with a zesty tang as well as tannins that enhance the fruitiness of this intense and juicy wine.

• 201487 pts

  This wine is soft and smooth, with just the right amount of acidity to ruffle the surface. An attractive floral character will remain as the wine ages. For now, the acidity and fresh white fruits are young and crisp. Drink from mid-2016.

• 201389 pts

  This wine has the lightest of rosé colors, so fresh and light and fruity. With crisp acidity, raspberry and red currants, it just dances on the palate.

• 201289 pts

  Lively, crisp wine from an estate founded by the Knights Templar in the 13th century. It is full of delicious red fruits, light acidity and a nervy, mineral aftertaste.

• 201191 pts

  From this estate founded in the 13th century comes a finely made wine. Its dryness combines well with great flavors of red currant, raspberry and lime. It is delicious with food or as an apéritif.

• 200986 pts

  Here's a more serious Provence rosé, with a nice mineral streak and good depth of flavor. There's red berry fruit upfront that turns a bit confected in the mouth, winding down to a taffy note on the short-to-medium finish. Perfect with a meal of grilled fish.

• 200787 pts

  A consistent performer, the rosé under the Commanderie de la Bargemone label is a fresh, medium-bodied wine that features enticing aromas of white chocolate and cherries. Modest cherry flavors finish crisp and citrusy, giving this wine excellent refreshment value.

• 200584 pts

  An intensely herbal wine, smelling of the garrigue where it is grown. It is lean, firmly tannic with high red fruit acids, and a dry structure. It's rustic, reminiscent of old-style winemaking.