Chateau Minuty 281 Rose 2020

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Region

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Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
12.5%

Features
Green Wine

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Winemaker Notes

The color is pale pink with crystal reflections. Very intense aromas of citrus fruits and white flowers. Then on the palate, great depth with a pronounced mineral structure.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    This is the top rosé from this great estate situated in the hills above Saint-Tropez. It is rich, full and perfumed, with peppered wild-strawberry flavors. Lined with acidity and textured, the wine is likely to age and should be drunk from 2022.
  • 92
    Chateau Minuty's pale, coppery 2020 Cotes de Provence Rose 281 is named for the striking blue accent on the bottle; it's mainly old-vine Grenache from a single vineyard parcel. Hints of strawberry, melon, garrigue and sea spray appear on the nose, while the medium-bodied palate is fine and silky, ending long and refined.
  • 91
    Really lovely. Very pale watery pink. Red apple and blossom nose, the perfumed, floral notes spilling over onto the palate before abundant notes of fresh redcurrants, ripe cranberries, crisp red apples and a touch of sour cherry chime in. Lots of extraction but not a fruit bomb. Boundless freshness with a hint of maritime minerality, mouthwatering bite and length. Beautifully packaged with a bright blue neck and shoulder.

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Château Minuty is the global leader in Cotes de Provence rosé, and beyond that it can be argued is the most important estate in the history of Provence rosé. The Saint-Tropez based, family owned estate has been, since its founding, one of the quality leaders for the region. Minuty then became one of the most visible producers in the second half of the 20th century, a result of quality production and commercial foresight when no one in the region could imagine the global phenomenon Provence rosé would become. And then in the last two decades, Minuty defined the vision for and led the unbelievable growth in Provence rosé around the globe.

One of the original 18 classified growths of Provence, Chateau Minuty has always been considered a quality leader for the region. Over decades it became the top selling rosé in its home of the French Riviera, where it abounds in leading beach clubs, restaurants and luxury retailers from Saint-Tropez to Monaco. From the winery, which is half of a mile from the sea, you can actually see the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, dotted with sailboats and yachts. In the second half of the 20th century, Minuty created the elongated “Provencal bottle”, adopted by any number of other estates. If in the last 50 years you sat on the beach in the South of France, glass of rosé in hand, watching the blue of the sea and the blue of the sky play their game until sunset turned everything, yes, pink, you were almost certainly drinking Chateau Minuty.

Today, Minuty continues to push the quality envelope. They have followed through on their strong commitment to sustainable viticulture by quickly achieving the French government’s High Environmental Value certification for the estate’s biodiversity, farm management to limit inputs, and broader commitment to limiting environmental impact. All wines are strictly from the Co^tes de Provence AOC and grown without the use of chemicals. Above all, Minuty is defining what a great, luxury rosé should be. They are not interested in making more wine and are not going outside of their Cotes de Provence home. With their Prestige, Rose et Or, and rare 281, they are putting greater and greater emphasis on making truly distinct and outstanding wines from their estate holdings. That is their vision of the future.

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Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.

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Cotes de Provence is an extensive but valuable appellation that includes vineyards bordering the main Provencal appellations. Its sites vary from subalpine hills, which receive the cooling effects of the mountains to the north, to the coastal St-Tropez, a region mainly influenced by the warm Mediterranean sunshine.

Here the focus is on quality rosé, as it defines four fifths of the region’s wines. Following in the rosé footsteps, a lot of new effort is going into the region’s red production as well. A new generation has turned its focus on high quality Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan. Cotes de Provence white wines, which represent a miniscule part of the region as far as volume, are nonetheless worthy of consideration and can include any combination of Clairette, Semillon, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino.

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