Soubois Rosé

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret

Complex fruit, plenty of texture, elegant freshness and great length this oak-fermented Syrah-based rosé has enough character to be extremely food-friendly.

Interesting to encounter a rosé with this much personality and capacity to age.
Jancis Robinson

Tasting Notes

Copper-pink in colour and intensely aromatic with resonating red berries. The palate is fruity, cool and mouth-filling. There are hints of spice and smoke with a slight herbaceous bitterness on the finish.
This rosé was created to go with food. The fruit-acid balance and the fuller body with a touch of tannin makes it friendly to dishes from all seasons such as smoked anchovies, ratatouille and a festive turkey or salmon.

GRAPE VARIETIES
90% Syrah
10% Grenache

TERROIR
The Syrah is from the Loubié terroir where the sandy soil and north-east facing exposure privileges the finesse and freshness.

AGE OF VINES
40 years

YIELD
35 hl/ha

WINEMAKING
The grapes are hand-picked and quality controlled in the early morning before direct press and cold-settling. The Syrah is fermented and aged in 500l barrels and the Grenache in stainless steel. Weekly battonage gives balance and body to the wine.

AGEING POTENTIAL
5 years

CERTIFICATION
Organic

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Press

2024
Elisabeth Gabay
Note : 93/100
Syrah can be a fruit bomb in rosé, but here, fermented and aged in barrels, it has depth and structure. A classic pale salmon pink colour with fruit forward, sweet ripe red berry aromas. On the palate, the Syrah is given full reign to express exuberant juicy, sweet red fruit, ripe, round and rich, balanced by excellent, long, fresh acidity. As the wine opens up, the character of Rhone Syrah emerges with some serious weight and notes of violets, cranberries, and some delicately fine, mineral tannins and a saline twist from the oak. This is a serious wine." salmon pink colour with fruit forward, sweet ripe red berry aromas. On the palate, the Syrah is given full reign to express exuberant juicy, sweet red fruit, ripe, round and rich, balanced by excellent, long, fresh acidity. As the wine opens up, the character of Rhone Syrah emerges with some serious weight and notes of violets, cranberries, and some delicately fine, mineral tannins and a saline twist from the oak. This is a serious wine."
Note : 90/100
The 2024 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Seguret Soubois Rose reveals a light salmon hue and offers savory cherry and strawberry notes intermixed with chalky minerality and floral rose nuances. Based on 75% Syrah and 25% Grenache and aged in demi-muids with weekly bâtonnage for six months, it's medium-bodied, pure, fresh, and focused, with nicely integrated acidity and a clean finish. Drink 2025-2028.
2023
Note : 16,5/20
Quite soft and gentle on the palate with no shortage of fruit and flavour but this is drier, more interesting and food-friendly than many rosés. Fruit-acid balance just right and the acid tastes natural. No desperate hurry to drink this. It has a smidgeon of tannin.
Note : 89/100
The 2023 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Séguret Soubois Rosé is a medium ruby-hued blend of 75% Grenache and 25% Syrah that was brought up in demi-muids. Spiced cherries, flowers, and some dried herb notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with nicely integrated background oak and a clean, dry finish. It's geared for the dinner table.
2022
Note : 91/100