Château Gasqui Tardius (Rosé)

Château Gasqui Tardius (Rosé)

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  • 2024

    Intense coral pink with some ruby notes. Intense and sun-kissed aromas of sweet rose hip syrup, bright red fruit, red cherries, and grenadine. The ripe fruit continues on the palate with slightly sweet and juicy jamminess firmly balanced by some firm dark mineral tannins, refined acidity and weight in the mid-palate holding it all together. Bold, concentrated and unapologetic, in line with some of the ripe Grenache rosés of Navarra and Tavel. Don't be fooled by the colour or nose, this isn't a one-dimensional fruit-bomb. Pretty, serious and textural, with the beginnings of complexity on the finish. Its youthful exuberance has a puppy-like clumsy enthusiasm, but give it time to develop and mature. A dark rosé genuinely pushing the boundaries of what Provence can offer.

    Tasted July 2026

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About us

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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