La Vie en Rose Cinsault Rosé 2025
- 92
- $25
- Drink by: 2026-2030
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Elegantly packaged, this is a delightful Rosé which brings the Mediterranean straight into your home. Made entirely from Cinsault, it is specifically from the Puichéric area in the South of France. The wine undergoes a cool fermentation and then sits on fine lees until bottling, to retain as much freshness as possible. The colour here is a gentle pink, not dissimilar to a pale, watery sunset. On the nose we have strawberries and florals, hints of kirsch and dried herbs. Juicy acidity provides freshness and the wine has decent length and good balance. A delicious Rosé for enjoying anytime over the next two to four years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
