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WBieler Père et Fils “Sabine” Rosé
Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, France
$12
Winemaker Charles Bieler is a
man of many wine projects. He
began Bieler Père et Fils as a nod
to his father Philippe, who founded
Provence’s Chateau Routas, an
estate focused on producing
red blends and rosés from the
Grenache grape. The younger
Bieler and his sister Mira founded
Bieler Père et Fils to solely produce
rosé. The Sabine rosé—named for
Bieler’ daughter, who was born in
2005, the wine’s inaugural year—
is made from grapes grown on
five hillside vineyards surrounded
the Provencal village of Aix-en-
Provence.
A blend of Syrah, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Cinsault, with a
small splash of Rolle, the salmoncolored
wine is fermented in stainless
steel and concrete tanks in
order to maintain the fresh fruit aromas
and flavors. Bieler stirs in fine
lees (the sediment of residual yeast
and grape skins left behind during
fermentation) to give the wine
extra body, which results in flavors
of raspberry, cherry, strawberry
and herb notes dancing across the
palate. The very reasonable price
helps make this one standout.
Show up with this wine at a summer
deck party and your friends
will likely ditch their Pinot Grigio
for a glass of it.
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