A Dozen Rosés For Your Wine Lover on Valentine’s Day
Rosés are not red. Violets are not blue. In fact, colors of pink, purple, or orange in your glass will smile back at you.
If you, or your significant other enjoy sweeter Rosés (the 1970’s U.S. surge of “blush wines”), or you like the drier versions (more European), we have a great list below.
To quote William Shakespeare, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
A Dozen Rosés For Your Wine Lover
Crios de Susana Balbo Rose of Malbec 2009
89 Points: Robert Parker
“The 2009 Rose of Malbec is dark pink in color with an enticing nose of strawberry and cherry. Ripe, dry, and full-flavored”
Price: $11.29
**Buy the 2009 Crios de Susana Balbo Rose of Malbec
Cataldi Madonna Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cerasuolo 2008
90 Points
“One of the more overt, fruit-driven roses of the vintage. Medium in body, the wine possesses gorgeous depth and richness, with a long, polished close”
Price: $17.99
**Buy the 2008 Cerasuolo by Cataldi Madonna
Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rose 2009
88 Points
“Bright pink. Raspberry and blood orange on the nose, with notes of white pepper and fresh bay adding complexity. Spicy red fruit flavors show a refreshingly bitter quality”
Price: $15.99
**Buy the 2009 Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rose
Terredora Rosaenovae Rosato 2009
90 Points
“Dried roses, berries, spices, minerals and licorice are some of the notes that emerge from this ethereal, deceptively medium-bodied wine”
Price: $16.49
**Buy the 2009 Terredora Rosaenovae Rosato
Domaines Ott Les Domaniers Cotes de Provence Rose 2009
88 Points
“Rich and minerally, with slate and pepper accents to the dried cherry and plum flavors. Features dried mango and citrus on the zesty finish”
Price: $ 19.99
**Buy 2009 Domaines Ott Les Domaniers Cotes de Provence Rose
Yalumba Y Series Sangiovese Rose 2010
“The mouth feel is succulent, with strawberry, rhubarb and cinnamon flavors. It opens to a fine dense body of wine with a soft texture that is long and beautifully balanced”
Price: $ 11.29
**Buy the 2010 Yalumba Y Series Sangiovese Rose
“There is bright strawberry and cherry, along with rich banana, and a hint of rose petals. It finishes nice and surprisingly dry”
Price: $ 15.29
Folie a Deux Menage a Trois Rose 2009
“Fruit-laden roller coaster ride of raspberries, strawberries, lychee nuts and flowers with a silky smooth finish”
Price: $ 10.99
**Buy 2009 Folie a Deux Menage a Trois Rose
Francis Ford Coppola Winery Sofia Rose 2009
“A luminous magenta hue and beautiful perfume of wild strawberries, tea leaves and violets. Luscious flavors of raspberries, cherries, candied orange and cloves enliven the palate”
Price: $ 16.79
**Buy the 2009 Francis Ford Coppola Winery Sofia Rose
“Vivid pink. Complex, highly aromatic bouquet of pink grapefruit, strawberry, rhubarb and white flowers, with a strong mineral undertone”
Price: $ 13.29
**Buy the 2009 Muga Rioja Rosado
“A dry rosé (made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon) with a beautifully fragrant nose, offering alluring aromas of rose petal, strawberry, and cherry”
Price: $ 9.99
**Buy the 2009 Mulderbosch Rose
Ch. Campuget Costieres de Nimes Rose 2009
“Scents of small red fruits such as raspberries or blackcurrants, and the final taste is very long, leaving an delicate impression of fruitiness”
Price: $ 11.49
**Buy the 2009 Ch. Campuget Costieres de Nimes Rose
With Love,
Hello Vino
