Rosé

Still rosé on Pinot grapes: Spätburgunder Rosé from Bauer in the Mosel, and Six Petals from Tidebrook in East Sussex on Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

Rosé · East Sussex, England

Six Petals Rosé

Still rosé from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, with extended lees contact in tank. Wild berries, rhubarb and fresh acidity.

NOK 350 at Vinmonopolet

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Rosé · Mosel, Germany

Spätburgunder Rosé Trocken

Dry Spätburgunder Rosé from Brauneberg. Pale salmon, strawberry and raspberry with floral notes.

NOK 299 at Vinmonopolet

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Rosé

Still rosé from a cool climate

Rosé from the north is a different thing from rosé from Provence. A cooler climate gives higher acidity and less ripe fruit, and the result is tighter and more berry-driven than soft and peachy.

The colour comes from brief contact with the skins, not from blending red and white wine. How long the juice sits on the skins decides both colour and structure, and a few hours is enough.

Both rosés in the selection are dry and made from Pinot grapes, the same black grapes used in rosé Champagne.