2025 'Cuvée Marie Christine' Rosé, Château de l'Aumérade
Côtes de Provence, Provence, France
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This is classic Provence rosé with pedigree, polish and one of the most recognisable bottles in the region. Pale pink in the glass, it opens with redcurrant, wild strawberry, grapefruit and white peach, followed by apricot, citrus peel, soft florals and a subtle mineral edge. It is elegant and fresh, but there is a little silky weight too, giving it more presence than a simple terrace rosé.
The palate is dry, bright and beautifully refined, with red berry fruit, peach and pink grapefruit carried by crisp acidity and a clean, lightly stony finish. The style is all about balance: refreshing enough for aperitif hour, polished enough for lunch, and graceful enough to feel properly Provençal. Serve well chilled, ideally somewhere with seafood, sunshine and no rush.
For when you want Provence rosé with heritage, elegance and a bottle that knows how to make an entrance.
Pairs with grilled prawns, salade niçoise, sushi, crab, Mediterranean vegetables, roast chicken, goat’s cheese, or lightly spiced Asian dishes.
If this wine were… a dress, it would be pale silk, perfectly cut and worn barefoot on warm stone.
Château de l’Aumérade is one of the historic Cru Classé estates of Côtes de Provence, with the Marie Christine cuvée sitting at the heart of its identity. The 2025 vintage is made from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah. The bottle itself is part of the story: first imagined in the 1950s by Charlotte Fabre, inspired by the lines of an Émile Gallé vase, and now celebrating its 70th vintage. It remains an icon of Provence rosé: elegant, distinctive and deeply tied to the Fabre-Grimaldi family’s vision for refined Cru Classé wine.
Whats in the bottle
Cinsault 35%, Grenache 35%, Syrah 30%