Simple no frills Rosé, nice fruit. Through AC Wines
Website blurb: ‘This pale, dry rosé was made from 40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. We harvested the grapes earlier than for making red and pressed the light juice off the dark skins for a refreshing, crisp wine. The house rosé for Rick Stein for many years.’ 12% vol.
“Château Bauduc’s lovely Bordeaux Rosé goes against the region’s general trend by picking grapes (merlot and cabernet) early to keep the style fresh, dry and modest in alchohol (12% abv)….Make sure to order….” Fiona Beckett, wine critic for The Guardian.
About Château Bauduc
Owner operators and English ex-pats Gavin and Angela Quinney fell for the lovely Château Bauduc, some 15 miles from the city of Bordeaux, in 1999. The house and the winery are surrounded by 25 hectares of pretty vineyards, where they grow Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon for their white wines, along with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for the reds and rosé. Some of their older vines date from 1947 and the family have replanted or planted 15 or so hectares more since 2000.
The estate’s Bordeaux Superieur has been the served at Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin star restaurant in London for the past nineteen years, a ‘special selection’ at Rick Stein’s for a decade and a half. Oz Clarke is a huge fan, stating, “Bordeaux needs another 100 Bauducs — and fast.” It is also listed at Maze Grill, The Savoy and Petrus, all top London Restaurants.
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