Château Peyrassol Méditerranée La Croix Des Peyrassol Rosé 2025 750ml

FRANCE : PROVENCE : MÉDITERRANÉE IGP

ORGANIC : Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Caladoc

LIGHT-BODIED, VINEYARD PEACH, WHITE FLOWERS, CITRUS, FINE BITTERS, NO OAK

Peyrassol is one of the oldest documented estates in France — the Marseille archives hold the 1256 harvest record from when the Knights Templar provisioned pilgrims at this 1,000-hectare property in the Var. Today it's organically farmed, and the La Croix cuvée is Méditerranée IGP, not Côtes de Provence — a distinction that matters. The broader appellation allows the inclusion of Caladoc, a rare Malbec × Grenache Noir crossing that most Côtes de Provence rosés can't carry; it adds an herbal, structured note that gives this wine something the pink-bottle category rarely delivers.

Pneumatic pressing and a 4-hour cold settling preserve the aromatics before stainless steel fermentation on fine lees builds a slightly creamy midpalate. The 2025 season brought a wet, mildew-pressured spring and then a hot August, so careful temperature control in the cellar was what kept the sugar-rich musts in balance. The wine lands at 13%, with ripe vineyard peach over white flowers and a fine bitter lift on the finish.

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