Kylie Minogue Cotes de Provence Rose 2021
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Wilfred
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Elegantly pale rosey-pink in color with alluring, expressive aromas of pink grapefruit, watermelon and lemon blossom. Crisp, dry and beautifully textured palate with zesty fruits leading to a long, silky mineral finish.
Blend: 48% Cinsault, 40% Grenache, 12% Syrah
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Kylie Minogue Cotes de Provence is a delicate yet satisfying Rosé. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of dried fruits, spices, and savory elements. Enjoy it with a trace of grilled shellfish. (Tasted: June 27, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Kylie Minogue, modern day Icon presents Wines by Kylie.
Since The Loco-motion topped the charts in 1987, Kylie has sold over 80 million records, achieved 34 top tens, 7 number ones, 1 Grammy, 3 BRIT’s and 17 ARIA awards.
In 2008 Kylie was awarded an OBE for services to music as well as the highest cultural honor in France, Chevalier Dans L’odre Des Arts et Des Lettres. Her fanbase spans multiple generations and all social groupings and are known known as the “Lovers.”
Now, after 2 years of development, Kylie channeled her passion and love for wine by launching a bespoke range of wines in 2020 to immediate acclaim. The first of Kylie’s wines to launch in the US is her elegant sparkling Prosecco Rosé.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Cotes de Provence is an extensive but valuable appellation that includes vineyards bordering the main Provencal appellations. Its sites vary from subalpine hills, which receive the cooling effects of the mountains to the north, to the coastal St-Tropez, a region mainly influenced by the warm Mediterranean sunshine.
Here the focus is on quality rosé, as it defines four fifths of the region’s wines. Following in the rosé footsteps, a lot of new effort is going into the region’s red production as well. A new generation has turned its focus on high quality Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan. Cotes de Provence white wines, which represent a miniscule part of the region as far as volume, are nonetheless worthy of consideration and can include any combination of Clairette, Semillon, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino.