Elegance, purity, and complex flavors, which one rarely experiences in other rosé wines, set Château Margüi’s 2021 Côteaux Varois Rosé above the rest. The 2021 Château Margüi Côteaux Varois Rosé (45% Grenache, 35% Cinsault, 15% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon) offers a pale pink salmon color, which captivates the eye, while a pretty set of aromatics entices the nose with citrus, fresh strawberries, pear, and deft touches of the scintillating Provençal landscape. In the mouth, the wine’s clean crisp fruit, juicy acidity, and pinpoint minerality provide balance and verve to complement the wine’s spritely floral and wild berry tones.

The 2021 Château Margüi offers great near-term drinking pleasure; however, we have found the best in this wine has yet to come. Unlike most rosé wines whose lifespan ends with the fading warmth of summer, Château Margüi’s Côteaux Varois Rosé is a wine for all seasons, flavorful and complex enough to flesh out in bottle and drink beautifully for several years. For optimum enjoyment, we suggest affording this prestigious Provençal rosé a moderate chill (40°-45° F) and a couple of minutes in the glass to collect itself before imbibing.

Grapes are cooled for 6-12 hours, followed by 3-12 hours of cold maceration depending on the varietal, then gentle pressing in a pneumatic press at less than 2 bars. All-natural yeast fermentation and élevage are in 100% stainless steel. Minimal use of sulfur. Clarification is by natural sedimentation and if needed, by clay fining. The resulting wine is delicate and refreshing, with more than an air of Provence. At once mineral and flavorful, an ethereal wine of great elegance. A lively and complex wine revealing an array of summer fruits. Broad and refined finish.