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Elegant Rosé


The Minuty château in Provence, on the St-Tropez peninsula. (Photo courtesy of the winery)

The Matton family acquired this estate in 1936. The property is located on the St-Tropez peninsula, and planted to a mass selection of grenache that dates back to the late 1960s. This wine, made only from that plant material, grows in the vineyard surrounding the château. And a wine it is, before it’s a rosé, layering a lime-zesty edge with concentration in its grapefruit flavor. As it lasts, its profile deepens to a Rainier-cherry juiciness. Tasting it at the end of April in New York, it had me looking forward to summer fun. Elegant and powerful, but not pushy.

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Minuty 2022 Côtes de Provence 281 Rosé

Every week, our editors highlight a wine that intrigued them in our blind panel tastings, expanding on their tasting note in this space. These are entirely editorial choices; there are no paid placements. Subscribers can also access the original tasting note by searching here.

Corey Warren is the Tastings Editor in addition to covering the wines of the Loire, Southern France, Argentina and South Africa.


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