Surely by now, you are well aware of the rosé that has been described by great and famous wine judges as "the best rosé in the world". But even if you don't know (which we highly doubt) you definitely remember the label, which depicts two angels whispering discreetly. So this whisper in Rock Angel took the form of a hard rock tune and added another stone in the "Rosé Renaissance" of Provence! 91pts from James Suckling and Wine Enthusiast add the very next!
Sacha Lichine entered the list of innovative winemakers of Provence and the whole world when in 2006 he acquired the Chateau d'Esclans winery in the heart of Provence. Then he took a very courageous decision and wanted to do something completely innovative for the region, but also the image that the world had until then, of rosé wines and created Whispering Angel, marking the "rosé revolution", which now counts as a whole 16 years!
Caves d' Esclans operates as a negociant as well as a winery and every year it searches and finds the best grapes and the best vineyards of Provence that will end up producing the best rosé wines.
For Rock Angel, grapes from the Cinsault, Grenache, Rolle, Syrah, and Tibouren varieties are picked at their best stage of ripeness and placed in 10 kg cages so that they are not weighed down by gravity, while a portion of them are harvested in the night so that they are not stressed by the heat and sunshine of the day. Only those that meet very strict criteria of size, color and even shape end up in the winemaking stage!
The aromas remain highly attractive and result from the short stay of the free run juice in the barrel, but also the freshness of the percentage left in stainless tanks. But its strong point, which places it a step above Whispering Angel and makes it even more unbeatable, is its characteristic acidity and rich minerality. You will go crazy!
