Gerard Bertrand JOA Rose has faint wafts of lemon curd and white melon lead, with a crushed stone minerality in the back. The palate is surprisingly round in feel, with a plushness on the mid-palate that carries through to the finish.

Food Matches

Serve at 10°C with grilled meat, fish or Mediterranean salads

Accolades

90 points - Decanter

Technical Data

Varietal: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
Geographic Designation: AOP Languedoc
Alcohol: 12 %

More

• Comes from organic vineyards and is a blend of the iconic varieties of south of France. 
• The different varieties are harvested separately allowing them each to be picked at optimal ripeness. 
• Winemaking techniques are adjusted to suit the characteristics of each of the varieties and the qualities of each terroir.
• After manual harvesting very early in the morning when temperatures are still very low, this rosé is made using the saignée method. 
• The bunches of grapes are put into a tank to macerate whole and extraction is carried our after a short macersation, once the desired colour has been achieved. 
• Alcohol fermentation takes palce in the liquid phase, under controlled temperatures, in order to develop maximum aromas.
• Part of this wine has been matured in oak barrels.
• To keep its freshness and natural acditiy, malolactic fermentation was note carried out and the wine was bottled quickly.