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.

Rosalind

CVNE

CVNE CVNE - a byword for Rioja reliability - and this pink is no exception. A food friendly rosé with a good smack of acidity at the finish - elegant blend of Viura and Tempranillo. Photographed here with my own aged vine at home in Oxfordshire. Cooking a colourful...

La Calcinara – MUN Marche Rosato

La Calcinara - MUN Marche Rosato A total revelation in pink wine last night at Walcot House in Bath. This bottle manages to combine the glamour and delicate colouring of Provence with the richness and complexity of organically produced Montepulciano from the Marche...

Badet Clément

Badet Clément Here she is - La Belle Angèle 2023. And that vintage date does count. Freshness is what you want in a rosé, so beware wine merchants palming you off with older wines- unless they are truly rare and exceptional. The great outdoors is where this particular...

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...