Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé Veuve Clicquot's rosé carries real

Veuve Clicquot's rosé carries real history: in 1818 Madame Clicquot created the first blended rosé Champagne

There is texture and weight here

Akitu is a small estate near Wanaka

nothing left to do

with only a modest proportion new - the house has steadily pulled back on new oak so the fruit and the limestone site speak first

Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé Veuve Clicquot's rosé carries realWhispering Angel needs little introduction. Sacha Lichine's Chteau d'Esclans turned pale, dry Provence ros into a category of its own, and this is the wine that did it now the benchmark every other ros is measured against. It's a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Rolle, pale salmon pink, properly dry, and all about freshness. The style comes from cool, careful handling rather than oak. The grapes are picked at night to come in cold, optically sorted,