Summary: In this video, Justin and Chris explore ageabilty in rosé wines by tasting two vintages of the esteemed Clos Cibonne winery in Provence. They discuss ageabilty, quality, oak and how to spot aged characteristics in this style of wine. About the Speakers: Justin Martindale is the Wine Scholar Guild Membership Manager and one of our in-house Masters of Wine. Justin passed the notoriously challenging MW tasting exam with the Madame Bollinger Award,

To wrap up November’s regional spotlight, Matt Walls picks his six ‘desert island’ Provence wines. Let’s play a game. You’re a castaway on one of the rocky islands off the Côte d’Azur in southern France, the Mediterranean lapping at the shore. With the hot and sunny climate, you’ll soon have a garden filled with fresh fruit and vegetables, and there’s certainly no shortage of seafood. But what are you going to drink? If some cases of Provence wines were to wash up on the beach, which would you be hoping for? I’d be crossing my fingers for the following six.

Late afternoon in Nice, almost the golden hour when the Mediterranean turns from cobalt blue to Homer's wine-dark sea. Sitting with a friend at a café, I hold up my glass of rosé to the setting sun. Platinum, not a drop of pink. 'Is this actually rosé? Seems like white wine,' I wonder aloud. 'It's made from red grapes—it's rosé. This is how they do it now,' my friend insists. The conversation drifts on as the sea and sky continue to change but the thought remains.