Costières de Nîmes Rosé - Château Grand Escalion

Château Grand Escalion
Costières de Nîmes Amoureuse 2020

AOP Costières de Nîmes Rosé

Awards

ARGENT Mondial du Rosé 05/2023
91 pts Wine Enthusiast

Tasting

Amoureuse 2020 reveals a seductive light pink color. On the nose, it offers notes of elderflower and raspberry candy. On the palate, the texture is silky and exhales aromas of grapefruit and redcurrant enhanced by a note of minerality. A beautiful balance for this gastronomic rosé !

Food & wine pairings

Duo of salmon and sea bream with lime and dill

Zucchini fritters stuffed with mozzarella cheese

Detailed information

Vintage

At the beginning of the harvest, all the conditions were gathered for the success of this vintage: a rainy autumn ensuring optimal water recharging, a mild and dry winter, a summer marked by hot days and cool nights which helpful to retain freshness.. The harvest began in the 3rd week of August and took place in optimal conditions with a beautiful maturity and an excellent sanitary state.

Grape varieties

63% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 6% Rolle

Terroir

The parcels from which the grapes for this cuvée are produced come primarily from clay-rich soils, with the exception of a plot of Grenache, with a richer profile, coming from a pebble-rich hillside vineyard.

Winemaking

The grapes were harvested starting at 3am and until early morning while the temperatures were still cool, and pressed directly upon arriving in the winery. Racking-off of the must after a 48h static settling at 15°C (59°F). A long fermentation took place over 25 days in closed cement vats at 16°C – 18°C (60°F – 64°F). At the end of the alcoholic fermentation the wine was racked off and left to settle naturally in the autumnal coolness of the cellar.

Bottled on January 27th 2020.

14 133 bottles produced.

Vegan Wine

Service

Serve between 10 and 12°C (50°-54°F) within 3 years of age.

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

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Château Grand Escalion

Located in Générac, south of the Roman city of Nîmes, Château Grand Escalion is an estate dating back to 1884. Since 2002, it has been managed by Maison Gabriel Meffre. The vineyard's 44 hectares are spread over a single area surrounding the estate and stretch across gentle slopes. The Château owes its name to the word “Escalion”, meaning “ascent” in Provençal. The Estate produces red, rosé and white Costières de Nîmes. The grape varieties and our terroir enable the vineyard manager, Nicolas Speranza, to capitalise on the great potential of the appellation by creating single-vineyard cuvées.