An Unknown Rosé Wine That Will Blow You AWAY!

I feel like I am constantly saying that I love Burgundy, but, well, I love Burgundy. And I love all things Burgundy. So, I was surprised to find out about a Rosé wine from two world-renowned Burgundy winemakers being made in the southern part of France. It turns out that in the late 1980's Jacques Seysses, founder of Domaine Dujac, and Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (and a good friend from Paris, Michel Macaux), started looking for a vineyard in the south of France and at the end of 1989, they came upon the Domaine du Logis-de-Nans, an existing estate in Provence, northeast of Marseille and due east of Aix-en-Provence and starting making an amazing set of wines outside of their norm of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. As Jacques explains it:

"I started thinking of buying a vineyard outside of Burgundy when vineyard prices soared in the mid-eighties, making it almost impossible to operate with a return on one's investment. I was interested in going to an area where the benchmark had yet to be set, and where I could experiment with other grape varietals."

The estate was renamed Domaine de Triennes, after the triennia, festivities in the honour of Bacchus that took place every 3 years in Roman times. The 'tri' part of the name now reflects the three original partners.

I was just so surprised that there was a wine from Jacques Seysses and Aubert de Villaine that I had never had or even heard of, so I bought myself a bottle from one of my suppliers and just finished it here as I write this. The only thing I can truly say is, well, WOW! What an amazing bottle of wine! It is mainly Cinsault with Merlot and Syrah made from 100% free-run juice (the best kind of Rosés are made this way) that is extremely light in color and unbelievably expressive on the nose. The bouquet is fresh, elegant and, you might say, seductive with aromas of ripe strawberries and even a bit of pepperiness from the syrah.

It is medium-bodied with a fairly lengthy finish inviting another sip or glass. If you haven’t, like I hadn’t, please make sure to try this wine because with its unbelievable pedigree of winemaking talent, its pleasant refreshing qualities and our extremely aggressive price point, it will be the Rosé wine that you will remember for the rest of your life. Enjoy and thank you Bacchus for allowing me to have this one!