Vanessa

9.2

🐟 What would you pair with grilled swordfish?

🍇 Tonight we’re opting for a rosé based almost entirely on the Tibouren grape. When it comes to Tibouren, Clos Cibonne is always an exceptional choice. 👌

Clos Cibonne is an iconic producer in Provence, France 🇫🇷 considered a guardian (and certainly a champion) of the ancient Tibouren grape, a rare variety with roots linking back to Mesopotamia.

🌿 Tibouren has a wild, rustic structure and is often used in the production of pale, perfumed, herbal, and unmistakably coastal rosés.

🍾 This particular bottling is the “Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes” made with fruit coming from some of the oldest Tibouren parcels on the Clos Cibonne estate (60+ years in age), lending depth and complexity and a runway for serious longevity.

🥂 Clos Cibonne also holds a coveted title as a “Cru Classé” wine based on the 1950s classification within the Côtes de Provence AOC. Its wines are among the most admired in the region.

🪵 Something that sets this rosé apart is that it’s aged under a fleurette — a thin veil of yeast (similar to the flor in Sherry) — in large, neutral oak foudres, creating a savory, textural, almost oxidative nuance that’s distinctively delicious.

🍽️ It’s a beautiful pairing with our grilled swordfish over thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes , cucumbers 🥒 , arugula and feta topped with a caper-olive relish.

🍓 The delicate red fruit, savory, dried herb (garrigue) and saline elements of the wine complement the flavors of the meal in wonderful harmony.

Cheers to the practice of food & wine pairing — may it be a lifelong endeavor!! — 2 days ago

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Severn G

9.2

2021 | Rosé Blend
(90% Tibouren / 10% Grenache)
Clos Cibonne; Cuvée Tradition, Cru Classé
Provence; Côtes de Provence, France
(91-93; Drink 2026-31)
1500ml — 8 months ago

Martijn

8.9

Nice full bodied glass of rose. Fruit forward but with a salty touch. 50 Grenache, 30 Tibouren, 20 Cinsault. — 2 years ago

Carter White

9.4

Yas! Hits a precise crushed stone and strawberry note perfectly. So juicy and mouthwatering, just want more! — 4 years ago

PS Michaels

9.5

Love this wine. — 5 years ago

Mary Bishop

10

Amazing. Soft and light. — a month ago

Jack Petras

9.0

Had this 25 at the Portsmouth fireworks with some fruits cheeses and an abruzzan salami. Nicely balanced, bright fruits with a note of brine. — 2 months ago

michael pandolfo

9.0

Mature but amazing. Lots of savory red fruit. — 8 months ago

Devin Brown

9.0

The description: This bright, sunny, light-to-medium-bodied, salmon-coloured beauty is an elegantly crisp, refreshing, well-balanced, and deliciously dry Côtes de Provence Rosé. This Cru Classé is made mainly from the local Provençal grape variety Tibouren, together with some Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Mourvèdre.

The opinion: Very good. Taste gets deeper the more you hold it in your mouth. — 2 years ago

John Chardonnens

9.0

Bas Smit heeft een mooie op de markt gezet! — 2 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.0

This is a lovely, pale pink rosé from an island vineyard clean, crisp acidity and charming red fruit aromas of strawberry, raspberry and cherry with a persistent grapefruit note lingering on the palate. Delicate but long on the palate. Organic; 31% Mourvèdre, 29% Cinsault, 20% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 5% Tibouren — 4 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.5

Beautiful notes of sour oranges, orange blossoms, ruby red grapefruit, and chalk. Outstanding finish. As good of rose as I have had. — 5 years ago

Devin Brown

8.9

The description: This bright, sunny, light-to-medium-bodied, salmon-coloured beauty is an elegantly crisp, refreshing, well-balanced, and deliciously dry Côtes de Provence Rosé. This Cru Classé is made mainly from the local Provençal grape variety Tibouren, together with some Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Mourvèdre.

The opinion: very good but through it might have more depth for the price. — a month ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

Forever favorite Provence rose. — 8 months ago

Cliff Kilpatrick

9.0

2023 vintage with Christmas Dinner was very nice — 8 months ago

DC_nyc

9.5

Smooth, soft, very good quility rose — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2023 | made from Tibourin | from the peninsula of Saint Tropez | really beautiful — 2 years ago

Nancy Bernstein

9.2

Refreshing unusual rose from Provence — 4 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.8

Full-bodied Rosé tasting of cream, vanilla, and white fruit. An extraordinary and more complex Rosé than I have had generally had.
— 5 years ago

Michael Wasser

9.2

Earthy, good minerality, — 5 years ago