Best Rose Wine |
Rose
can be made in three different ways: either the red grapes are
crushed and the skins left in with the juice for several hours until
the colour and flavors have leached off into the liquid, which is
then fermented; or, for a lighter style, the juice is run off the
skins straight away and fermented, or, very occasionally, red wine is
blended with white.
Because
this is a fragile type of wine not built with the structure to last
well, you may come across a lot of pink that is simply past its best
and tastes dull and flat. But persevere - the clever wine-buyer knows
how to avoid the fading blooms, coming up rose with the snappiest,
most refreshing pinks around. Here you will find out how.
Best Rose Wine |
Summery weather, outside dining,
light salads and cold meats, fruit and mild cheeses... all these
shout 'rose!'. I never, ever want pink wine in the deep mid-winter,
or with a hearty stew, or when I'm drinking by the fireside. That's
probably why we all enjoy rose on our summer holidays but rarely get
a kick out of the bottle we bring home and crack open in chilly
October! So, pick a pink with care, and pick the perfect moment to
enjoy it.
Best Rose Wine |
rose
wine can be anything
from almost white, with the very palest tinge of pink, to a bright,
sunset peachy-orange, and even a deep cerise, like a light red.
ROSE WINE TEXTURE
The
lightest roses are thin and
lean, even dilute, but the richest are weighty, almost syrupy in
richness.
ROSE WINE AROMA
Think of red berries - rose should
always have an appealing, fresh fragrance of raspberries, cherries,
strawberries or cranberries. Some have more blackcurrant and plums on
the bouquet, others smell of rosehip cordial. Look out for a subtle
hint of grass on leaner styles and even a whiff of vanilla ice-cream
- raspberry ripple is quite common!
ROSE WINE FLAVOR
Those red berries should charge
through on the palate, too, along with a creaminess on the richer
styles. Some roses have a thin, disappointingly short finish, while
the chunkiest have a much more lingering flavor, like a red wine,
with some slight tannin on the finish. There should always be a sense
of fresh, crisp acidity in rose. Be aware that some are bone- dry,
others are medium to sweet.
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