Wine Reviews

Bold and vibrant, with a delicious mix of red licorice and bitter cherry pit woven with earthy tones of tobacco, hibiscus and menthol. Robust yet stylish, with refined tannins lightly guiding the finish. Terrific as a bold rosé or a light red, offering fresh acidity for a range of foods.

More vibrant and harmonious than the 2024, Aqueria’s 2023 Tavel wafts from the glass with aromas of raspberries, wild strawberries, flowers, lilac and pomegranate. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and enveloping, it has a fleshy core of fruit, delicate tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish. This is another classic.

This rosé is sultry in every sense of the word. Lovely, bready aromas of strawberry-rhubarb tart charm the nose accompanied by rosehip and a smattering of bruised red cherry blossom. The palate is fulsome with a restrained, well-integrated fruit core that draws you in and persuades another glass.

Lightly perfumed with raspberry and wild strawberry aromas. Bright acidity, a mineral note on the finish that is slightly saline with good length. A focused style of Tavel with a tapered finish. I would drink this young.

Tavel is the world’s only appellation solely devoted to rosé wines, and Château d’Aqueira is a specialist of a very high order. This wine’s beautiful ruby color displays an unwillingness to tilt toward the wildly popular style of Provence, and it is followed up by wonderfully deep flavors recalling pomegranate and ripe red cherry that remain fresh thanks to a streak of acidity that continues through the finish. Please, let this wine never change.