Château Paquette Roches Noires (Red)

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Château Paquette Roches Noires (Red)

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  • 2023

    Château Paquette Roches Noires (Red) 2023 - Highly RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Opaque ruby. Incense, pot pourri, and a hint of struck match on the nose. Like walking into a dark church, everything is quiet and smells of an indescribable mix of spices and smoky incense. On the whole, a fresh wine with rich, intense, opulent dark fruit alongside fresh herbal, garrigue, leafy black tea, and floral notes. Firm, velvety, slightly dusty tannins balance fresh acidity and fine minerality. Firmly fruity and quite joyous, it is a very serious sort of wine that maybe does not laugh enough at itself, offering tons of spice, black fruit, and remarkable elegance. Long-term I would love to see a touch more complexity and weight on the mid-palate.

    Tasted March 2026

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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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