2022 Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Cotes de Provence Rosé [V93+][W&S92][WE91][WA90]

Producer: Domaines Ott 
Region: Cotes de Provence, Provence, France  
Blend: 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 10% Rolle (Vermentino) 
Year: 2022 

Vinous, 93+ Points 

"The 2022 Rosé Clos Mireille Cru Classé is dreamy, wafting up with a perfumed blend of nectarine, sweet white flowers and white strawberry. Like pure silk on the palate, this soothes with its ripe orchard fruits, which are gently contrasted by a bitter tinge of sour citrus as juicy acidity adds fleshy depths. The 2022 cleans up beautifully as inner florals and confectionary spice echo throughout. This is a gorgeous Rosé today, yet it should evolve beautifully for years." 

Wine & Spirits, 92 Points 

"Grown from the Otts’ seaside property, this wine is round, ripe and powerful. Its slightly dusty tannins make me want for sausages—boudin blanc, bratwurst, even merguez—and there’s enough acidity to balance the richness. It carries its pedigree in the tannins, a rosé for the dinner table, serious, elegant and fun, like a fine-dining restaurant that puts a few tables out on the terrace in the summer and likes to sell caviar before dinner." 

Wine Enthusiast, 91 Points 

"From an estate close to the sea, the wine always has a slightly saline character that gives a fragrance. It is rich, dense and full of red and tropical fruits." 

Wine Advocate, 90 Points 

"Instantly brilliant in the glass, the 2022 Cotes de Provence Rose Clos Mireille, a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault and the balance of Rolle (or Vermentino), exhales aromas of red berries, lemon, peach, guava and hints of curry leaf. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, combining fine acidity and a salty, penetrating, mouthwatering finish. It’s one of the more gourmand, fleshy, generous wines in the Domaines Ott range." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"The Clos Mireille Rosé is an expression of a blend of various grapes typical of the Côtes de Provence appellation: Grenache, the majority grape, chosen for its full-bodied texture, Cinsault for its well-known softness and Syrah for its fruity roundness. 

The wine is a very pale pink highlighted, depending on the vintage, with golden, orange and even vermilion tints. Its bouquet reveals fresh fruit (mango, melon) punctuated with lemony notes. On the palate, its freshness develops through citrus aromas around a resolutely mineral core before ending with a subtly persistent finish." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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