Tasting notes:
Domaine Boutinot Les Cerisiers Rose. An elegant, truly gastronomic rosé from their home in the Rhône. A classic salmon pink rosé with delicate perfumed aromas of rosehip syrup, wild berry blossoms and cherries on the nose. Full flavoured, ripe and beautifully balanced with acidity, there’s elegant, textured. Berry fruit on the palate with a twist of raspberry freshness to lift the finish. Deliciously balanced and moreish.
Food Match:
As with rosé from neighbouring Provence, Les Cerisiers should not be seen only as a delicious aperitif but a match for light dishes. For example, a simple charcuterie plate or grilled salmon and prawns. It also pairs well with more complex dishes; Bouillabaisse, the classic southern French fish stew, or even Red Thai Chicken Curry, a spicy bean tagine or a mushroom and aubergine lasagne.
Producer/Region: Domaine Boutinot Les Cerisiers Rose
Boutinot’s love affair with the Southern Rhône spans thirty years of making wine in the region. In 2010, the relationship was sealed with the purchase of a winery and vineyards above the village of Cairanne. Domaine Boutinot’s seven vineyards are planted with classic southern Rhône grape varieties. Old vine Grenache Noir and Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan Noir. And they all sit within the Cairanne Cru boundaries, sanctioned in 2016 when Cairanne was granted its own appellation status.
Working with their vigneron neighbours they are helping to revive traditional grape varieties such as Cinsault and Counoise. And in the cellar we prefer time-honoured winemaking methods such as a long cuvasion aided only by natural yeasts, gentle remontage, manual pigeage and patient maturation in a nursery of French oak barrels.
In July 2021 Domaine Boutinot Rhône achieved the Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3) certification This certification recognises a high level of commitment to protecting and enriching the environment with the focus on biodiversity conservation, plant protection strategy, management of fertiliser use and management of water.
