In terms of structure, do you want a dry, light rosé with good acidity, or do you prefer a more full-bodied and softer rosé? In terms of aromas, do you like salty or citrus notes, or do you prefer touches of red fruits like strawberry and raspberry? By knowing your preferences, you can choose the rosés that best suit your palate!
Press rosés come from the direct pressing of bunches of black grapes, where the juice does not remain in contact with the skins. This gives pale colored, light and delicate rosés, as is the case for the “Coup de l’Étrier” Rosé vintage. Saignée rosés, on the other hand, are made by leaving the clear juice more in contact with the skins, which extracts more color, tannins and aromas. An example ? So try “N°1 Cuvée E. Obrist” Rosé. How to differentiate these two methods? The darker the wine, the more contact there will have been between the juice and the skins. A colored rosé wine will therefore be produced using the saignée method.
It happens that certain rosés are produced from a single grape variety (we call it a single grape variety): it is then even easier to predict the profile of the wine from the previous descriptions of each grape variety. Grenache gives rosés a side generous, gourmand, and full-bodied, as well as aromas of strawberries and scrubland. Cinsault gives fresh, floral and fruity aromas such as grapefruit, linden, redcurrant and pomegranate. Syrah brings color, structure, acidity and notes of spices (black pepper) and violet.
Finally, like Syrah, Mourvedre brings color, structure and acidity, as well as notes of black fruits and a vegetal touch.
In conclusion, it all depends on the proportion of each of these grape varieties in the final blend. You can sometimes find this information on the back labels. At Obrist, we detail the grape varieties present on each product page.
It happens that certain rosés are produced from a single grape variety (we call it a single grape variety): it is then even easier to predict the profile of the wine from the previous descriptions of each grape variety from the previous descriptions of each grape variety .
