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Forbes
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Mother's Day Gift Guide 2025: Top Luxury Rosés To Sip And Savor
While I believe that every season is rosé season, there is no denying that blush wines are top of mind when the daffodils start blooming, and demand peaks when local tomatoes and corn are bountiful at the farmer's market. To celebrate that rosé time of year, here's a list of giftable wines for mom to savor on Mother's Day and right through the summer. A picnic with a beautiful rosé, like this Donnafugata Dolce collab, is the perfect Mother's Day gift. Donnafugata Donnafugata Rosa Dolce & Gabbana e Donnafugata - Sicilia Doc Rosato 2023: Fashion-forward moms (and everyone else) will love this summery and plush wine, with a nose that is a meditation of exuberant flowers. Made from an original blend of two indigenous grape varieties—Nerello Mascalese from the slopes of Etna, where the volcanic nature of the land and the microclimate add notes of minerality and floral delicacy, balanced by a fruity component from Nocera grapes. Oh, and the packaging, designed by the storied fashion house, is gorgeous. (SRP: $58, 12.73% ABV) Tell your mom she is a star with this gorgeous bottle. Domaine Ott 2023 Domaine Ott Etoile: This luscious, serious wine is built for aging – and drinking right now. Either way, it deserves contemplation, with a nose that brings to life a Provencal orchard full of wild herbs and citrus flowers. Using a blend of 85 percent Grenache and 15 percent Mourvèdre that is partially aged in ceramic vats, Étoile combines fruit from all three Domaines Ott estates, highlighting the salinity of Clos Mireille, the finesse of Château de Selle, and the structure of Château Romassan. (SRP $175, ABV 14%) Centuries of experience have been poured into this wine. Roseblood Roseblood d'Estoublon 1489 Roseblood Rose 2023: This classic Provencal rosé will impress the mom who treasures tradition (it's actually named for the year Château d'Estoublon was founded) and very ripe fruit. At 14 percent alcohol, it is as bold as a Provencal rose gets, a little bit peachy and a little bit toasty, thanks to a judicious use of oak. A hand-harvested blend of 80 percent old-vine Grenache and 20 percent Syrah grown atop Provence's only volcanic crater adds minerality shaped by the region's unique clay-limestone soils and cooling Mistral winds. (SRP $95, 14% ABV) Château d'Esclans Les Clans 2022: Aged in large barrels –a combination of new oak and second-year – this rosé has a luscious weighty mouthfeel that stands out in the field of pink wines. Which is no surprise, since owner/winemaker Sacha Lichine has dedicated himself to putting Provencal rosé on the same stage as other storied French wines. Blending bright raspberries with tropical fruit and notes of vanilla, Les Clans is bold and fun in the best possible way. (SRP $108, 14% ABV) This chateau offers a pretty rosé at every price point. Chateau d'Esclans Clarendelle Bordeaux Rose: This pink drink is crafted from a traditional red Bordeaux blend, combining a short maceration of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of Cabernet Franc. Redolent of roses, with hints of raspberry and grapefruit, it has the fruity intensity to stand on its own, but also plays well with grilled meat and fish. It also happens to be the preferred chateau of the Academy Awards celebration, so if you want to drink like the stars, but on a budget, this is a great choice. (SRP $20, 12.5% ABV) Cook up an elegant meal to serve with this vivacious sparkler. Bollinger Champagne Bollinger Rosé NV: Made predominantly from Pinot Noir sourced from Grand and Premier Cru villages combined with a touch of Bollinger's still red wine— 5 or 6 percent— this sparkler is vivid with bright strawberries and cherries, balanced with brioche and a velvety texture thanks to extensive aging on the lees. Give Mom a special treat and cook up one of the recipes developed by French chef Amandine Chaignot specially to pair with this charmer. (SRP $115, 12% ABV) Champagne Telmont Réserve Rosé: The perfect indulgence for a mom who treasures the environment, this century-old Champagne house, based in Damery, is converting all of its vineyards to organic agriculture. But that's not all — they no longer ship via air freight and have invested heavily in creating a lighter bottle they hope will become an industry standard. Not only that, but this is the official Champagne of the Cannes Film Festival – and it's delicious too. Elegant and creamy with bright notes of blood orange and raspberry. (SRP $94.50, 12% ABV) French Bloom Le Rosé 0.0% Organic French Bubbly: For anyone skipping the booze, this winner of the 2023 World Sparkling Awards World's Best AF Sparkling is the ideal gift. Developed by Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger, director of the Michelin Guide, and model Constance Jablonski, this rosé is bone-dry with a well-balanced complexity blending minerality and freshness with rose petals, red fruit, and notes of dry white peach. (SRP $44, 0% ABV)
Irish Examiner
02-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Examiner
Wine with Leslie: These are my favourite rosés to enjoy this season, including a €9 bottle
Summertime. Don't mind those meteorologists that tell you summer starts in June. In Ireland it starts on Bealtaine, May 1, or at worst, on the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Bealtaine marks the end of spring and the start of summer, and traditionally involved bonfires, fertility rituals, dancing and craic. In the wine world, if you get good weather in May, and especially around the bank holiday, it is also the start of rosé season. I'm that weirdo who drinks rosé all year round but I do inevitably drink more in summertime. I'm writing this a few weeks in advance so if the warm weather hasn't shown up don't forget that rosé is a fine match for barbecued, spicy food (especially Thai and Vietnamese), and for the anchovy garlicky flavours as found in Provençal cooking. A punchy aïoli, or better still an anchovy-garlic rich anchoïade or a Piedmont bagna cauda are all good matches for rosé. Have some crusty bread or crudités for dipping or serve it on the side with shellfish. Prawns and lobster work with rosé, the colour association seems to enhance the match somehow, and wild salmon is in season from May 12th should you be lucky enough to know a fisherman or a good fishmonger. My final food suggestion for rosé is fried chicken, especially for richer rosé such as those from Spain and New Zealand. My rosé suggestions below cover different price ranges and include a pet-nat, but if you really want to push the boat out try to find a Bandol such as Domaine Ott or better still Domaine Tempier (Mitchells have it for €40), Bandol rosé ages well so don't be afraid of older wines. Rosé Champagne or Crémant is always a good choice for barbecue, and if you spot a tangy dry Tavel from the Rhône, snap it up. Le Petit Poulet Rosé, Rhône, France €8.99 Aldi have a few new rosé in stores for summer. This was the bargain of the bunch for me with candied red fruits and a touch of herbal complexity and a crisp finish. Also due in stores this month is Isla Blanca Spanish Rosé (€9.99) which was my favourite in the Aldi tasting, and Sainte Victoire Provence Rosé (€13) which is not unlike a certain low talking angelic rosé you may have heard about… Aldi Folias de Baco, Uivo PT NatRosé, Portugal €24-25 From Tiago Sampaio who grew up in the Douro and created Folias de Baco in 2007 after taking over his grandfather's vineyard. MacCurtain Wine Cellar also stock Uivo's lively still rosé (€20) but if you haven't already, you should try their PetNat - yeasty raspberry aromas and flavours, bone dry and perfect for a bank holiday heralding the summer. MacCurtain Wine Cellar; 64 Wines; Green Man; Baggot St.; Minuty M Rosé, Provence, France €24 Minuty have just launched a limited edition version of their 'M' entry level rosé designed by Australian abstract artist Elliot Routledge. The family run estate is near St. Tropez (LVMH holds a majority stake) and their rosés are classy and tasty if expensive. Very pale pink with raspberry and floral aromas, a juicy crisp palate with texture and a pleasing tang of salty citrus. JJ O'Driscolls; Basil; Corkscrew; Redmonds; Deveneys; Independents. Spirit of the week: Glendalough Peated Pot Still Whiskey, 46% ABV, 70cl €70 This is a limited edition made from (peated) malt and unmalted barley, first aged in ex-bourbon and then four years in virgin oak casks from Wicklow. Dark gold, almost mahogany colour, peat smoke and caramel aromas, luscious toffee apple and spice on the palate followed by pepper and clove and a delicious lingering nuttiness. A contender for whiskey of the year. Celtic Whiskey Shop; Blackrock Cellar;
