Somewhere around the early 2010s, dry rosé, particularly from Provence, went from a forgotten category to one of the most popular wines on the planet. It’s been on the rise ever since. Rosé is everywhere now: in glasses, poolside during the summer, at dinner parties in the winter, and on Instagram every day. While there’s no question Provence has been driving that trend, the region makes over 150 million bottles of the stuff every year, one boon of the rising tide of rosé is that it’s given other regions a lift as well.
The Rhône Valley appellation of Tavel is one of the few in France that is solely dedicated to rosé, and what rosés they are! 2025 Château d’Aqueria’s is a benchmark. Transparent scarlet in hue, with flamboyant strawberry and raspberry aromas that lift from the glass, it drinks more like a light red, and a very good one at that.
Excerpt Taken From: Food & Wine
Author: Ray Isle
