Chris Gillespie

9.1

Funky, light yet super earthy! It's a must buy. — 2 months ago

Chris Buggy

9.1

Light ruby color, bright acidity, minerality — 7 months ago

with Jennifer

Nancy Bernstein

9.2

Refreshing unusual rose from Provence — 2 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.
— 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Delicious! Light and refreshing. Orangey pink in color. Easy to drink. — 6 months ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Classic Cibonne on a lighter frame in 2021 has elegance and plenty of youthful complexity. — 9 months ago

Vanessa

9.2

Clos Cibonne 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 and the Cuvée Prestige Caroline is definitely worthy of such praise.

It comes from organically farmed vineyards with vines aged 40 years or more. It underwent a wild yeast fermentation that began in stainless steel and finished in French oak barrels followed by 8-10 months of aging on the lees in the same barrels (300L in size).

The result is a dry and pale salmon rosé wine that is multi-faceted, offering elegant notes of ripe cherry, raspberry, red apple skin, cherry blossom, tulip, pie crust, cream, and almond. It has a strong structure with well-defined aromas and flavors, medium alcohol at 13.5% ABV (upper-medium), and vibrant acidity.

It’s the kind of rosé wine you are sure to enjoy all year, even in the snowy spring. Cheers!
— 9 months ago

with Deked1

Ryan Colthorp

9.0

Awesome rose. Watermelon. Enjoyed at Maxwells Trading in Chicago. — 7 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

So pretty — 8 months ago

with Sarah

Paul T HB

10

So this happened,,,, I need to rethink & re score every Rose’ I’ve had. This is Beyond anything I’ve opened. I only started drinking Rose’ as a compromise with wifey who didn’t care for Chardonnay. But I’m not sharing these bottles, I have her porch pounders separated. No pounding these
Winery notes as follows,

Clos Cibonne is one of the most historic and prestigious estates in Provence. They are one of the few estates to cultivate and focus on Tibouren, an heirloom variety with very few hectares planted. They also age their wines under fleurette, a thin veil of yeast similar to that found in Jerez and Jura, for a year in large oak casks. The Cuvée Marius takes these practices and raises it to the next level. Named for Marius Roux, the wine is an homage to him and the original Château name. Marius would load his wine in barrel onto his cart and travel to the village every week on market days to sell his special wine. Made of 90% Tibouren and 10% Grenache, the wine is aged in smaller casks for a couple of years. It is almost a rosé in name only with its onion skin color, full body and layered intensity. This is what the French call a gastronomic wine, easy to pair with complex meals. Suitable for drinking now, this wine also has many more years ahead of it. — 2 years ago