AIX Provence Rosé 2021 Magnum 1.5L (France)

AIX Provence Rosé 2021 Magnum 1.5L (France)"Once again AIX Ros has won a gold medal from French famous wine guide 'Gilbert & Gaillard': Pale pink. Nose of red berry fruits coupled with a gunflint tone. The palate is nicely fruity, moreish and light with a very appealing candy tone on the finish. An easy drinking wine for summer barbecues" Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2022 "Bright, pale blush pink, even colour throughout. The nose is elegantly soft, packed with strawberry,

"Once again AIX Rosé has won a gold medal from French famous wine guide 'Gilbert & Gaillard': Pale pink. Nose of red berry fruits coupled with a gunflint tone. The palate is nicely fruity, moreish and light with a very appealing candy tone on the finish. An easy-drinking wine for summer barbecues" Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2022

"Bright, pale blush pink, even colour throughout. The nose is elegantly soft, packed with strawberry, raspberry, red floral and talcum aromas. Light-bodied, juicy, vibrant aromas of raspberry and strawberry flow with a hint of sage, an amalgam of floral and talcum notes. The fruit is bright and fresh with good energy and vibrancy. The mouthfeel is smooth-flowing and flowery, supported by a crisp acid line. This is a refreshing Provence Rosé with red fruit and floral fragrance on a smooth mouthfeel with a crisp finish" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Aug 2022

"Aromas and flavours of flowers and red cherry, a fine granite-like stony quality, a whisper of saffron and apricot with a fine lees quality. Refreshing, balanced and well made with core fruit and mineral flavours, light-weight and dry. Best drinking from late 2022 through end of summer 2024" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Sep 2022

"A hint of blossom and a touch of tart, red berry fruit accompany the fresh citrus notes on the nose. The palate is lithe, bright and very fresh with much citric verve, just a hint of phenolics and a little hint of pepper on the dry finish. Most refreshing" Falstaff International, Mar 2022

"Pale peach-colored Rosé with aromas of roses, strawberries, melon and cream. Medium bodied, creamy and fresh. Perfumed and pretty. Dry. Drink now" James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Mar 2022

A pure, pale salmon pink coloured wine with gentle onion skin hues that shine from the glass upon swirling. A fine, delicate nose with floral blossom, peach, fresh citrus, and hints of red fruit lead to a classic fresh and bright palate, a spritely acidity balanced with wild strawberry, raspberry, and stone fruit notes. The 2021 vintage has a lovely line and tension driven by a wellintegrated acidity and crushed shell minerality, all leading to a surprisingly long and complex finish.

A classical wine that balances the characteristics of the vintage along with the estate’s terroir and well-loved house style. The 2021 AIX Rosé is the perfect wine for any convivial occasion, be it early aperitifs, long lunches, or matched with the finest Michelin-Starred dishes. What sets the 2021 vintage apart is it comes at the perfect time to be shared with family, friends, and those we hold dear, a wine to bring people together and to celebrate life’s precious moments.

2021 will be a year remembered as a year of adversity, but also of celebration as the Maison Saint Aix team rose to the year’s challenges and harvested a classic vintage of their famed Rosé. Extreme weather and fires impacted several vineyards in Provence but thankfully Maison Saint Aix was spared any direct impact, with the aspect and slopes of the vineyard fending off the worst of the spring frost. With the pandemic adding further obstacles into the winegrowing season the team’s hard work in the vineyard, followed by a minimal intervention winemaking philosophy in the cellar has cumulated in a classic vintage, shining of terroir and the year mother nature provided.

2021 was a unique year for most winegrowers in Provence. There was frost in mid-April, which was very unusual, and thankfully not as serious as initially feared, followed by a hot and dry summer. With no rain in July and August, we welcomed the rain in early September which extended the growing season and ensured a perfect balance between sugar ripeness and fresh acidity, the perfect result for rosé production.

After 2020's very early vintage, 2021 led to a later harvest ensuring perfect ripeness across all grape varieties. Cinsault really shone this year which added a little extra aromatic lift to the wine. Harvest officially started at Domaine de la Grande Séouve, home of AIX Rosé on Tuesday 14th September. Parcels of Grenache were picked first, followed by the gathering of Syrah and Cinsault in the early morning to ensure no oxidation before getting to the cellar. It took us almost four weeks to bring in all the grapes from our 75-hectare domain with the 2021 harvest ending on Saturday the 9th of October. The grapes were of very homogeneous ripeness this year, with sugars a touch down on 2020 yet optimally ripe with a slightly higher, bright acidity. This has lent the wine a classic elegant and fine-boned style that our higher elevation vineyards are characterised by in the very best of vintages.

Food Pairing: Excellent match with salmon, lobster, oysters, light salads, refined tapas, Asian cuisine.