The Chicago Wine Press recommended two Château Minuty wines, Prestige and 281, in columnist Peter Hoyne’s summer rosé feature. In addition to offering background on the family-owned estate, Hoyne notes that the “expressions of the wines are influenced by the abundant sunshine of this region and the breezes from the Mediterranean Sea.”
The piece provides vineyard and grape varietal specifics, and also describes Prestige 2019 as wine possessing “a pinkish-coral color with an attractive scent of framboise. The core is pure red raspberry overlaid with nectarines. This rose is balanced and built for aging.”
Hoyne’s review of 281 2019 jumps off the page so much so that we can *almost* feel as if we are tasting it, and have included the full write up here: “The creation of this rose´ was inspired by the influence of sea and sky of Saint-Tropez in summer. This wine is sourced from Grenache vines that average 25 years of age with the addition of some Cinsault and Syrah. There are accents of saline and field flowers. It explodes on the palate with fresh peach blossoms and blood orange that coalesce into a juicy core. There is a hint of garrigue that will remind of the Mediterranean Sea. This charismatic rose´ has an amazing mid-palate richness and is extremely complex throughout leading to a bright, long finish.”
Read the rest of his write up HERE
