Producer: Château Grande Cassagne
Wine: Rosé
Vintage: 2004
Country: France
Appellation: Costières de Nîmes
Wine Type: Rosé
Primary Varietals: 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre
Grade: B+
Price: $10

This summer has been unreal – this 90 degree heat just wears on you. About the only good thing about this weather is that I get to enjoy pink wine (the dry kind, not that sweet, treacly stuff). Not that I couldn’t drink the pink stuff during the fall and winter, but Rosés are just so crisp and refreshing that it takes your mind off the stifling heat, at least until you finish your glass.

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Château Grand Cassagne is one of my favorite estates as they always seem to produce excellent wines that are also great values, and their Rosé has been a summer staple. Opening with pleasant aromas of strawberries, raspberries and candy apple, this pink wine is dry, clean and crisp, with tart, ripe fruit flavors of apples and red currants, and finishing nice and neat. Adding to their appeal during the summer, pink wines also pair well with a variety of summer dishes such as barbeque, chicken salad, coleslaw and the like. (8/4/05)

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