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Grape variety includes Grenache and Rolle. It is a very complex wine and has distinct strawberry, apple and lemon flavours with a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Greatest Rosé ever”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e98\/100 James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I sense that Garrus will, one day, be mentioned in the same breath as wines like La Tâche, Latour, Vieilles Vignes Françaises and Le Montrachet”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20\/20 Matthew Jukes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This is as fine a rosé as you will ever find”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Ray (The Spectactor)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Best rosé in the world? I’m impressed!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJancis Robinson (Master of Wine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I was blown away”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Stevenson (Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Achieving cult status”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Dias Blue (Patterson’s Tasting Panel Magazine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This full-bodied wine pushes the concept of rosé to its limits”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger Voss (Wine Enthusiast)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Taking rosé to a level it has never been before”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Nalley (Forbes Magazine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Sacha Lichine has cracked it”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSerena Sutcliffe (Master of Wine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Refined, tight and almost white”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrinks Business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A gorgeous rosé”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This estate in the Côtes de Provence produces dazzling rosés”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Parker (The Wine Advocate)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau d'Esclans","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl - 2020","offer_id":32924334358563,"sku":"","price":959.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Bottle 75cl - 2020","offer_id":32924334391331,"sku":"","price":159.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Magnum Case 3x150cl - 2019","offer_id":39333668978723,"sku":"","price":675.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Jeroboam 1x300cl - 2019","offer_id":39333669339171,"sku":"","price":699.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/products\/garrus_rose_eb0c353b-001c-4220-bda3-06c2ec68ce4a.png?v=1603276265"},{"product_id":"chateau-gloria-2016","title":"Château Gloria 2015\/2019, St Julien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e£69.95\u003c\/span\u003e per bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003e2019 vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV 13.5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eAppellation - Saint-Julien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eWhen a wine critic like Neal Martin gives a score of 94 pts and Antonio Galloni 96 pts you have to take note. 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The wine has just arrived from Chateau d'Esclans, also there is a new case design for this vintage and the brand is now owned by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Jukes First Taste 2022 Whispering Angel vintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There are precious few annual wine ‘moments’ left in our beautiful business. Beaujolais Nouveau day is an actual annual event with its very own date. The third Thursday of November has always been the day this wine goes on sale, and a couple of brave stalwarts continue raising a glass. It might be clinging on by its fingernails, but it has more integrity than the multiple grape variety ‘days’ that have faked their way into existence. The annual Penfolds Collection launch yoyos around the calendar, and even Bordeaux’s En Primeur circus tries, but usually fails, to hit the same week each year. Still, one day that has become a fixture in my diary is the new release of Whispering Angel – without fail my sample arrives on the 9th January each year!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs you will be well aware, this Pink Titan sells like hotcakes, and in vintages gone by, it has been released on strict allocation such is the demand. 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The rose petal nose, melon flesh silkiness and grapefruit acidity are all in place, and they are layered, glisteningly attractive and immediately impressive, but this 2022 vintage is different from previous vintages because it nips in on the finish promising more drama as it relaxes and billows over the next six months.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo, take it from me, that while this is already a cracker, I know that come May, right on cue, it will have even more glamour and allure on the nose, palate and finish!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the very first time I have added a ‘+’ to my score below because this is the symbol I use, across all of my wine writing, to indicate that a wine will improve and evolve with age! 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More often than not, newly bottled samples taste shocked and reticent, but these are not descriptors of this tremendous wine. I usually taste alone, but as my wife and I felt obliged to abandon plans for a party in favour of inviting a handful of neighbours around for an early evening drink, I opened this nascent Angel for a small group of us to taste. \u003cstrong\u003eThe appreciation was unanimous\u003c\/strong\u003e, and I was impressed with the many descriptors offered by our friends – after all, they are all keen wine drinkers. \u003cstrong\u003eThe overarching feeling of the group was that this was a superb effort\u003c\/strong\u003e and one which \u003cstrong\u003etasted delicious\u003c\/strong\u003e already but which had a seam of nervy acidity which might propel it forwards for more than just one summer, and I couldn’t agree more. 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The grapes come from the most select land in the surrounding region of La Motte in Provence. The blend consists of Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle (Vermentino), Syrah and Tibouren. This rosé is crisp, fresh and elegant and comes highly recommended. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes (2020 vintage)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a sublime vintage for Whispering Angel building on its magical reputation by adding an otherworldly texture to the already ravishing perfume and taste. 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The first traces of the chateau’s site date back to Gaullist times during which its location served as a lookout point to spot intruders coming by boat into the Gulf of Frejus. The chateau’s cellar structure or foundation (known today as the oldest in the region) housed an original Chateau that was given by the Comte de Provence to Gérard De Villeneuve, in 1201. The current chateau, inspired by Tuscan Villa design, was built during the mid 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChâteau d’Esclans lies in the center of the Department of the Var, where the majority of Provence AOC rosé is produced. The land was occupied as long as 2500 years ago when it was probably used as a lookout point for intruders sailing into the Gulf of Frejus. The original château—of which now only the cellar remains—dates back to before the 12th century. 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