The Rose Report – Think Pink

Welcome to The Rosé Report.

Here pink wine gets the attention it deserves. Great rosé is as versatile as it gets. Brilliant on its own, perfect with friends, and one of the finest food wines there is, equally at home alongside grilled fish, spicy curries or a Sunday roast. Every review here is entirely independent, built on four decades of tasting and writing. No sponsorship, no influence, just honest opinion. Let’s find your next favourite bottle.

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Paul Mas – Le Rose Bio 2022

Paul Mas - Le Rose Bio 2022 A last mouthful of summer? This ripely fragrant organic pink has warmth and delectable fruit in abundance. With Grenache and Syrah in the mix it offers up peachy notes and a touch of welcome acidity on the finish. Another demonstration of...

Ramon Bilbao – Rosado 2022

Ramon Bilbao - Rosado 2022 This Rioja Rosado is a bit of a lightweight - in terms of glass that is. The bottle is 40g lighter than before, a great contribution to sustainability. The wine itself is a subtle tone of palest satsuma and the flavour also recalls orange...

Limetree (Co-op own label) – Limetree Rose

Limetree (Co-op own label) - Limetree Rose So - the wine I was viewing earlier- it’s an Aussie blend of three deep hued red grape varieties. Shiraz, Sangiovese and Petit Verdot. Inescapably closer to red than a typical rosé, this wine has a warm, plummy nose and...

M. Chapoutier – Rouge Clair

M. Chapoutier - Rouge Clair Light red wine served cool- take it from me, it’s a brilliant choice- very 2026. This stylish bottle is from the renowned Rhone house of Michel Chapoutier and comes in at only 11.5%. It’s an honorary rosé. Ideal with pissaladière or this...

Juan Gil – Organic Rose

Juan Gil (Familia Gil) - Juan Gil Organic Rose A JuicyJumilla today- this unusual organic Spanish pink enjoys a short stay in oak which gives it structure without heaviness on the palate. Produced from Syrah, a spicy favourite grape of mine - and Petit Verdot which...

La Gioiosa et Amorosa – Rose Millesimato

La Gioiosa et Amorosa - La Gioiosa Prosecco Rose Millesimato For all of you emerging, blinking, from Dry January- may I present an exceptional Prosecco for your consideration. This delicate lychee pink fizz has a subtle Italian elegance, delicate stone fruit flavour...