Forever Young Cotes de Provence Rose 2022
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Fresh, crispy, and vibrant notes of perfectly ripened white peach, strawberry, and grapefruit. Balanced and juicy with light tannins, the wine pops with flavors of red fruit, white peaches, and citrus. Finishes clean with mineral notes of chalk and fresh acidity.
Blend: 55% Grenache, 40% Cinsault, 5% Syrah
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It wouldn't surprise me a bit if many rose wines from Provence head in a stylistic direction that's along the line of this wine: It's more generously fruity than the current norm, which is sometimes restrained to the point of austerity. Yet it never comes across as sugary, remaining true to the category and place while offering lots of juicy, balanced flavor.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2022 Forever Young Rose is fragrant and alluring. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of wild strawberries and floral notes. Try it with pork ramen. (Tasted: July 24, 2023, San Francisco, CA)
Forever Young is a result of the vision of two highly influential and accomplished women: Bethenny Frankel and Valérie Rousselle. The duo came together with the vision to create a wine that embodies the things that they cherish in life – quality, beauty, prestige, and fun. Originally from Saint-Tropez, Valérie Rousselle injected youthful energy into the storied Château Roubine property when she took over in 1994. She expanded the estate, converted it to biodynamic viticulture, invested in state-of-the-art equipment and began crafting award winning Rosé. A self-made businessperson, TV producer, multiple New York Times bestselling author, philanthropist, beauty influencer and mother, Bethenny Frankel was attracted to the elevated level of the bespoke wine produced by Chateau Roubine. Hence, a beautiful partnership was born.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Cotes de Provence is an extensive but valuable appellation that includes vineyards bordering the main Provencal appellations. Its sites vary from subalpine hills, which receive the cooling effects of the mountains to the north, to the coastal St-Tropez, a region mainly influenced by the warm Mediterranean sunshine.
Here the focus is on quality rosé, as it defines four fifths of the region’s wines. Following in the rosé footsteps, a lot of new effort is going into the region’s red production as well. A new generation has turned its focus on high quality Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan. Cotes de Provence white wines, which represent a miniscule part of the region as far as volume, are nonetheless worthy of consideration and can include any combination of Clairette, Semillon, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino.