[France] Exaggerated Rosé Wine

Exaggerated Rosé Wine

Chateau Miraval 2013 (Côtes de Provence)

The bottle of Chateau Miraval Rosé is quite exaggerated, it has a long neck and a round body. Before drinking, the bottle is transparent, with pink and orange wine inside. It is so elegantly designed that it can be an ornament in living room. Chateau Miraval is owned by Perrin Family and Hollywood celebrities couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, which makes it even more extravagant. The wine name is Jolie-Pitt & Perrin!! They have released their first vintage in 2012.

This Rosé wine is a blend of red grapes Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah and white grape Rolle (aka Vermentino). After harvest, it will be passed to destemming. Syrah is vinified by saignée method and the other grapes are directly pressed. Then, 95% of the wine vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and around 5% was fermented in oak barrels to give the wine richness and complexity.

My taste note: In the glass the wine has light pink and orange color. For aromas, it shows floral, strong red fruit such as cherry and straw

berry. The body is light to medium body and dry with crisp acidity. The palate is focused on fruits and the finish shows Syrah's richness, complex. It is structured and elegant.

The wine magazines have high scores for this Rosé Wine and high opinion, such as: Decanter: 91/100 (Highly recommended), Wine Spectator 89/100, Wine Advocate 

90/100, etc. 

  

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太浮誇 Rosé!!!

Chateau Miraval Rosé的酒瓶就好像陳奕迅在廣告上說 : 太浮誇. 這個瓶是由長長的瓶頸和圓圓的瓶身形成. 透明的酒瓶盛著粉紅色的酒. 開瓶之前, 它可以成為客廳內的一件裝飾品. Chateau Miraval是由Perrin家族和著名荷里活情侶Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie共同擁有. 整件事感覺更浮誇!! 這款酒的名稱是Jolie-Pitt & Perrin. 2012年是他們第一年推出這款酒.

這款粉紅酒由三款紅葡萄Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah 和一款白葡萄Rolle (又名Vermentino)製成. 採摘之後, 葡萄經過去除梗後。所有葡萄都會直接壓榨,  只有希拉(Syrah)會經過出血(saignée)方式來壓榨. 之後有95%酒是用有溫度控制的不銹鋼桶來釀做. 剩餘的5%會用木桶來發酵, 這樣可讓葡萄酒豐富和複雜一點.

我的品酒筆記：在酒杯內顯示淺粉紅色和橙色。香氣有花香, 強烈紅色水果, 例如車厘子和草莓. 酒身是薄至中等, 乾口味, 清爽的酸. 口感是集中在水果上，最後有一些希拉(Syrah)的回味, 比較複雜. 我感覺這款酒有好的結構和優雅.

這款粉紅酒在一些紅酒雜誌上都有好評和高分數, 例如: Decanter: 91/100, Wine Spectator 89/100, Wine Advocate 90/100, 等等.