2006 Domaine du Bagnol Cassis rose, France
From Cassis, the steeply canted jewel of a port on the Mediterranean east of Marseilles, comes this crisp, elegant rose for summer drinking. Made by tiny Domaine du Bagnol, it is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Mourvedre. The color is a pale coppery pink, and it has an enticing perfume of rose petals and strawberries. But what sets this rose apart is its wonderful depth and complexity, and its bone-dry finish of earth and stone.
It’s also a wonderful wine with food. Drink it with mushroom or fennel salads, soupe de poissons, light pasta dishes, grilled fish, roast chicken or grilled lamb chops.
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Region: Provence
Price: About $22
Style: Crisp and elegant
Food it goes with: Salads and antipasti, light pasta dishes, grilled fish
Where you find it: Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, (949) 650-8463, www.hitimewine.net; Silver Lake Wine in Los Angeles, (323) 662-9024, www.silverlakewine.com; and Woodland Hills Wine Co. in Woodland Hills, (818) 222-1111, www.whwc.com
-- S. Irene Virbila
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