Rock Angel Rosé 2024, Chateau d'Esclans

£23.95 per bottle

Rock is another wine that often needs a year to relax into its couture trappings, but this time, the oak nuances are subtle, sublime, and fully integrated into the fruit.  This is a first!  You can open a bottle of this wine today, secure in the knowledge that it is already up to ramming speed!  Layered, luxurious, this is a true big brother to the brilliant 2024 Whispering Angel – see my notes here.  But there is more.  While this wine was originally designed to be the foodie version of Whispering, it has moved closer to the estate wines (Château, Les Clans and Garrus) than ever before.  This is a genuinely great Rock Angel!
MatthewJukes.com 3rd July 2025

Rock Angel is a more sophisticated version of Whispering Angel. The grapes are grown at the Chateau d'Esclans vineyards and consisting of Grenache and Rolle (Vermentino). Owner Sacha Lichine and oenologist Patrick Leon (formerly from Chateau Mouton Rothschild) who sadly passed away late last year have produced a truly magnificent wine.

This wine has plenty of depth and a clean fresh hint of grapefruit, lemon and strawberry. Good structure with a long finish.

“What a stunner it is. A refined refreshing rosé.”
Will Lyons (The Wall Street Journal)

“A pure and unadorned style”
The Wine Spectator

“The most serious & rewarding Rock Angel of all time” 18.5/20
Matthew Jukes

“Good depth of flavor from the zest and red berry fruits”
Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast)

“Fully textured palate and more than expected”
Steven Spurrier

“Full body, focused & vibrant” 92/100
James Suckling