The category of "Badass Roses" is dangerously enriched with Escabeces Rose which is a natural rose wine, the result of the collaboration of René Barbier, Sara Pérez, Mercè Salvat and Oriol Pérez de Tudela of the iconic wineries Clos Mogador and Sine Qua Non!!! Why Badass? Because it is made and aged, like red wine, with shocking structure and a high score from Robert Parker!
The variety is called Xarel-lo Rojo and it's the local diamond of Tarragona in Catalonia. It is created based on the philosophy of mild natural winemaking as, according to its creators, this is the only way wine can demonstrate the pure character of its variety and terroir. The juice is fermented with the skins and matures both in oak barrels and amphorae. The purpose is to create a rose wine that doesn't smell like flowers, strawberries and bubble gum but is a lot more complex.
You can't even imagine what awaits you when you taste it. Concentration, body, oily texture, acidity are all so well balanced and weighed with terrific accuracy.
Escabeces Rose is literally a wine you can't stop drinking, it's addictively enjoyable.
