Château Coupe Roses • Cuvée Bastide

Country: France
Region: Minervois AOC (Languedoc)
Varietal: Grenache & Carignan
Vintage: 2012
Body: Full
Alcohol: 13%
chateau coupe roses

Sometimes translations work in spite of themselves.  From the winemaker’s website: “Stimulated by the decanting, it will free its eccentricity, its bouquet of black fruits combination, bilberry jam, syrup of morello cherry or plum aperitif”. Funny, I think that’s what we were going to say.
Mostly Grenache and Carignan, this is a lovely wine with dark fruit, tannins and a fresh acidity that are tamed as the wine opens up. We get nice herbs and white pepper notes with a touch of licorice. It’s a slightly more rustic style red wine that’s nicely balanced by the fruit notes.