2024 Chateau des Demoiselles Cotes du Provence 750 ml

Every year, Château des Demoiselles crafts dynamic, mouthwatering rosé with a distinguished Provençal character. It’s the quintessential French rosé—a fragrant, fresh representation of the world’s most iconic rosé region—grown on an estate just down the road from where Château d’Esclans makes their famous Whispering Angel and $100 Garrus.

Even as many Provençal estates have ballooned their production to meet skyrocketing demand for rosé, Demoiselles has remained committed to strict standards of quality, even if it means stateside scarcity. That attention shows in their 2024, which entices from the start with exquisite aromas of white peach, ruby-red grapefruit, jasmine, currants, and the slightest hint of saline minerality.

Demoiselles once belonged to the royal family of Monaco, and when we went to see it a few years ago, we marveled at the rows of vines stretched out under the azure sky, rooted in nutrient-poor, well-draining, brick-red soils of clay and limestone. The sun beat down but the vines found refreshment in the gusts of the mistral. It’s no wonder some of the world’s greatest rosés come from this Provençal oasis.

The Château des Demoiselles team squeezes every drop of quality out of their advantageous terroir, taking painstaking measures to transform the estate’s supremely concentrated grapes into a rosé of mouthwatering freshness. Harvest takes place at night to prevent coloring and oxidation. After the grapes have been gently pressed, the juice is cold-stabilized, allowed to settle for eight days, then aged on the lees in stainless steel, preserving the freshness of the fruit, lovely aromatics, and energetic acidity.

What results is the epitome of Provence rosé: a salmon-pink wine buzzing with energy, seasoned by the sea spray, cleansed by Provençal breezes.