Opened up a Côtes du Rhône Rosé from Domaine de la Mordorée today and wow what a great rosé this is. Principally Grenache and Syrah, it has a beautiful deep colour and a nose of ripe, fragrant red fruits very reminiscent of strawberries and cream. On the palate it is very full and weighty, the grenache really shines through with a delightful sweetness of fruit backed up by the intensity and spicyness of the Syrah. Amazing long finish.
Mordorée are renowned for their Lirac, however all their wines offer such value for money. This rosé would be a great match to a Moroccan tajine (it's very similar in style to some Moroccan rosé's I have had in the past) and the other night I had a bottle with some smoked mackeral and it was a superb match, the spicy sweet fruit acompanying the smoked flavours superbly. This wine really doesn't need summer weather to be enjoyed, in fact more rosé is being matched to food and drunk all year round.
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