Château Barbanau - L'Instant 2014
Cité
Hachette
L'instant rosé is born on the slopes of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean: a delightful wine that showcases aromas of berries, white flowers, peach skin, and pink grapefruit... With a fresh and richly fruity bouquet, it’s a true moment of conviviality all on its own!
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Eye
petal-pink dress, shiny
Nose
with notes of berries, white flowers, peach skin, and pink grapefruit
Palate
fresh and fruity, with good length and great finesse
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
and serve!
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2017
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif, with cold cuts, lamb curry, pistou soup, marinated red mullet...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
This family-run estate, spanning two appellations—Cassis and Côtes de Provence—is now led by the very friendly and dynamic couple Sophie and Didier Simonini-Cerciello. Across their 32 hectares of vineyards, including 7 hectares in Cassis known as Clos Val Bruyère, they practice exemplary viticulture and have been certified biodynamic since 2018. As a result, the vines and soil thrive, and the surrounding area teems with exceptional biodiversity—even for an organic estate. The wines are crisp and well-defined, with, in the Cassis appellation, that salty touch that so perfectly characterizes this terroir. The Blanc Kalahari cuvée, whose name was inspired by the couple’s love for Botswana, is worth the trip: it is one of the estate’s most interesting—and original—wines.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine reviewed (2015 guide) Featured (2013 vintage) (A successful wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Émile Bodin founded Clos Val Bruyère in 1889. A century later, Sophie, his great-granddaughter, and her parents took over the few hectares of vineyards they had inherited and breathed new life into this estate. That same year, they acquired Château Barbanau, 23 hectares of vineyards located at the westernmost edge of the Côtes-de-Provence appellation, at an elevation of 360 meters. Today, Sophie and her husband Didier run this château and have been producing biodynamic wines certified by Biodyvin since the 2018 vintage.
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