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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? 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