Nothing To Be Embarrassed About
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 2:17AM 
No shy blushing wine this one. Not at all embarrassed by its pinkness, this is a explosively fruity, but dry wine with wonderful depth. The 2008 Mas Amiel “Le Plaisir” Côtes du Roussillon Rosé, if not a serious wine, is seriously delicious. Born from old vine grenache, syrah and carignane in the sunny Mediterranean vineyards of southwestern France, wines like this can only make you shake your head in wonder that so few outstanding rosé wines come from the similarly blessed vineyards of California. I suppose part of the reason for that is that so many consumers think sweet when they see pink that dry pink wines like this aren’t that easy to sell. It’s amazing that that misconception about rosé has hung on so many years after the white zinfandel craze. A great value and under $20 this is a wine I’d gladly gulp the rest of the summer.
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Reader Comments (7)
Love rose, especially from that part of the world, especially this time of year. Also great with all kinds of food, grilled, spicy, asian...
Craig,who's the importer? I have not seen it in this market.
Cent'anni!!
Cathy
Oh I love this wine... I was going to talk about it in a next blogpost. I am glad someone is writting it up for me! Good choice!
Thanks.
Cathy - on the west coast it was imported by North Berkeley Wine, but it has other importers. Would love to share a bottle some time!
I totally agree with your choice, Craig, but please, don't remember that also in Italy we have many excellent rosé wines, fantastic for summer season...
Cathy and Craig,
Petit Pois (aka Sussex, aka Fleet Street) brings Mas Amiel wines into the NJ/DE/NY/PA market, though they seem to have taken a pass on the '08 rosé.
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Best regards from Spain,
Mariano
nice wine