Some Rosés

Reviewing some rosés, with Phil and Johny.

Firstly, thanks to Johny, a he did so much great work on my websites. If you are wanting a great good value website, then look at www.dotpad.co.uk.
He also did a brilliant one for Phil and Helen.
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1: L’Estabel Cabrieres

• Languedoc 2016
• €3.40 from Auchan

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Comments

I liked the smell, but did not like the taste that much, which was slightly bitter.

Phil

I like the lightness, but quite a sharp taste.

Johny

Quite a nice floral smell, but the taste was a bit rough and acidic.

Paul

2: Merlot Rose

• Pays D’Oc 2016
• €2.49 from Auchan

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Comments

Nice aroma, and a nice soft dry taste

Phil

Very dry, not as fruity as I normally like

Johny

Not much of a smell. A nice and dry taste (if you like dry), a bit sharp.

Paul (me)

3: Chais Du Grillon

• Ventoux 2016
• €4.09 from Auchan

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Comments

Nice sweet aroma to this, but taste surprisingly bland.

Phil

Smooth, but not much flavour. Easy to drink

Johny

Nice subtle smell, quite dry but a bit sour.

Paul

4: Chateaux Tour de Bonnet

• Bordeaux 2016
• €4.77 from Auchan

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Comments

Best one so far. Very nice smell and fruity full bodied tastes.

Phil

Nice smell, fruity. Most body compared to the others.

Johny

Nice smell, fruitiest of them all.
A tiny bit sharp at first, but after a few sips, became very nice.

Paul

Review of comments

In these tastings, the most expensive (the Chateaux Tour de Bonnet at €4.77) was the considered the best.
However Auchan’s own brand Pierre Chanau Pays D’Oc at €2.49 is very good value.
I do want to compare some rosés again with my favourite that was not in this selection (even more expensive, but compared to UK prices, still very cheap). I will keep you posted on this.

Another interesting thing that came out of this tasting was that there is not always a correlation between aroma and taste. When tasting wines, one normally smells it first. A nice smell is part of the experience of enjoying a good wine. However the Chais Du Grillon Ventoux 2016 got good comments on the aroma, but not so good on the taste.

The Merlot Rose Pays D’Oc 2016 is the best value. It seemed to do better than some of the more expensive wines. However, this depends on how dry you like your wine. Phil really liked it, but Johny found it a bit too dry for his liking. This shows one of the advantages of reading wine reviews from a variety of people before you buy. You will have your own preferences to how dry you like your white or rosé, and can then buy or not buy to your taste.