This Week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous

Welcome to this week's Vinous Top Ten! Each week we compile a list of ten top wines from the Vinous database that you need to add to your wine wish list. With all the various regions, producers, and grapes, no week will be the same! All of the wines listed in this feature are available for purchase on Banquet . This week's must-try wines are from Josh Raynolds, Eric Guido, and Joaquín Hidalgo’s article, 2021 Rosé – New Releases . Enjoy an excerpt from this article and notes for this week's top ten below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Rosés From France, Spain and the US West Coast – Josh Raynolds The 2021 Rosé season is off to a much faster start than that of 2020, thanks to the elimination of the 25% import tariff that slammed almost all pink wines from France and Spain last year. Because of uncertainty in the market, for obvious reasons, and those tariffs, plus, in a number of cases, a backlog of 2018s, many rosés last year were shipped very slowly and usually in reduced quantity compared to previous years. Indeed, many wines arrived after we published last year’s pink wine report, in June. There’s a silver lining there, actually, because it means that there are numerous outstanding 2019s in the market now that have benefitted from that extra bit of bottle age. 2020 Italian Rosato – Eric Guido One major generalization that you could easily make about the 2020 vintage in Italy is that producers were able to not only spend extra time amongst their vines, but they were also able to obsess over them. From the north to the south and on each of its islands, winemakers spoke of how much effort they spent, and anxiety they let out by working in their vineyards. In the face of the pandemic and lockdown, what else was there to do? When looking at the wines of the vintage itself, a year that was generalized as being good across the entire country, another thing that stands out: these are sunny-styled Rosatos. While Spring temperatures were even for the most part, dry weather and a series of heat waves in July, August and September pushed the fruit toward early ripening. In most cases, their bouquets are sweetly floral and fruity yet delicate; I found it hard to stop myself from repeating the word "pretty" over and over again as I tasted through the wines. Rosés From Argentina – Joaquín Hidalgo As a region, Argentina generally focuses on reds, although more and more attention is being paid to whites from cool areas. Rosés, however, are still somewhat neglected, not because eminently suitable grapes and terroirs don’t exist, but because locally rosés have always been regarded as a lesser wine. Stylistically, from 2000 onward they tended to imitate the Bordeaux model favoring color and concentration over drinkability, but recently the orientation has shifted to the Côtes de Provence. While the majority aren’t at all bad, only a few stand out examples manage to combine fruitiness and accessibility with depth and complexity.” --Josh Raynolds, Eric Guido, and Joaquín Hidalgo, 2021 Rosé – New Releases, June 2021 1. 2020 Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2. 2019 Château Minuty 281 Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 3. 2020 Domaines Ott Château Romassan Rosé 4. 2020 Chêne Bleu Vaucluse Grenache Blend Rosé 5. 2019 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé Blend 6. 2019 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Rosé de Pinot Noir 7. 2019 Château De Leoube Secret de Léoube Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 8. 2018 Château d'Esclans Les Clans Côtes de Provence Rosé 9. 2020 Château de Peyrassol Commanderie Côtes de Provence Rose 10. 2020 Domaine Saint André de Figuière Première de Figuière Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend