Château Mourgues du Grès Costières de Nîmes Rosé 2022

	fruity, spicy rosé from Costières de Nîmes
	made according to the saignée method (short skin soaking)
	of organically grown syrah, grenache and mourvèdre
	minimal sulfite use

Tasteful ripe Rosé

Beautiful salmon pink hue and a pleasant aroma of small red fruit and ripe apple. The taste is round and full and develops aromatic and tasteful.

From the Rhône in your glass

In the south of the Rhône valley, between Nîmes and Arles, lies the small wine region Costières de Nîmes. The Mourgues du Grès domain is considered one of the references of the region. François and Anne Collard make their beautiful, organic wines not far from the Rhône River, on the Beaucaire plateau.

Both the name of the domain and the name of this wine refer to the special terroir of Costières de Nîmes. In the vineyards, as in the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards, there are large flat stones called 'galets' or (locally) grès. It is these stones that provide the characteristic minerality in the wines of Mourgues du Grès.

The rosé is an assembly of syrah, grenache and mourvèdre. Due to the poor soil, yields are of course low. This benefits the flavor concentration. The wine is made according to the saignée method. For this, the grapes are first lightly crushed, followed by a short skin soaking. The juice that runs from the grapes without pressing is intended for the rosé. The short contact between peels and juice creates the somewhat darker rosé tint. Except shortly before bottling, no sulphite is added to the wine, so that use is limited to an absolute minimum.

The Mourgues du Grès rosé is fruity and elegant with a beautiful minerality, pepperiness and structure. This makes it very suitable to drink with meals. The combination is perfect with typical southern French dishes, such as salad niçoise, tuna tartar or fried red mullet with tomato and olives.