Chateau Leoube Love by Leoube Rose 2021
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This Côtes de Provence rosé result of a blend of traditional grape varieties from Provence. Pale pink and with attractive fruit flavors of strawberry and white peach, this wine is fresh and fruity.
Blend: 50% Cinsault, 50% Grenache
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This well-known Provence château has come up trumps with this affordable, organic cuvée, blended by Léoube's respected winemaker, Romain Ott. A 50/50 blend of Grenache and Cinsault, it's pressed gently to avoid too much colour or tannin, and so is a pretty pale rose colour. There's lovely Provençal typicity here – white fruit, peach and white flowers – and the elegant packaging makes it a perfect choice to take to a summer dinner party.
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The wine is open with attractive raspberry flavors and lively acidity. It has a pure, clean character, driven by fruit and with bright acidity.
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The Leoube estate was bought by the current owners in 1997. Seduced by Leoube's history and beauty, they set out to make wines with character that were true to their terroir, while remaining respectful of nature. As the founders of Daylesford Organic – one of the UK's most sustainable farms – the owners are passionate about environmentally friendly farming and wished to bring this natural approach to Leoube.
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.