Cotes de Provence 'Rose d'Aurore'

Style

Rose

Type

Still

Winemaker

Isabelle and Jean-Pierre Daziano

Appellation

Côtes de Provence

Varieties

Cinsault, Grenache (Garnacha), Rolle

Viticulture

Harvesting is done between 4 am and 7 am when the temperature is the lowest end of August in order to avoid too much color extraction and maintain all aroma's potential. Harvest yield 45 hl/ha average yields. 30-year-old average age of vines.

Farming

Certified Organic

Terroir

Clay and schist with high concentration of monoterpenoid thiols (aka the grapefruit mercaptan), which impart pronounced citrus aromatics even in red varieties.

Vineyard

35 acres total – White Varieties: 3.7 acres Rolle, one-third of an acre of Ugni Blanc. Red: 11 acres Grenache, 10 acres Syrah, 7.5 acres Cinsault, 2.5 acres Carignan. Organically farmed (certified by Ecocert) – Average age of vines now 30-years-old. Soils consist of clay and schist with high concentration of monoterpenoid thiols (aka the grapefruit mercaptan), which impart pronounced citrus aromatics even in red varieties.

Vinification

All fruit is destemmed. The rosé is made entirely from direct pneumatic press juice. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation.

Features

Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Domaine De la Fouquette Rose NV-ST

Tech Sheets

Domaine de la Fouquette Rose - Regal TS

Case Cards

Additional Resources

Domaine de la Fouquette Rose NV - Case Hangers

Tasting Note

Fresh attack evolving on pleasant complex aromas of mandarin and forest fruits

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