Minuty Cuvée Prestige 2023, Côtes de Provence

£24.95 per bottle

ABV 13%

TASTING NOTES
A brilliant robe, a nose of great finesse. Dominant flavors of tangy red berries are followed by notes of apricot. The wine’s pronounced minerality draws out a lingering finish
on the palate.

FOOD PAIRING
The lovely earthy aftertaste is ideal for seafood, with salty oysters making a match made in heaven as well as whelks, clams and anything on a seafood platter. Fish ceviche and sushi, California rolls and grilled fish work just as well. Let’s not forget Italian cuisine with classic trattoria dishes including veal Milanese and spaghetti alle vongole or delicious Provençale specialities such as stuffed vegetables or vegetable stacks.

Minuty Cuvée Prestige
This cuvée was born over 25 years ago out of Jean-Etienne and François Matton's desire to offer a wide audience of Provence rosé lovers a wine combining aromatic expression and lightness on the palate. Always for pleasure, but with a thorough understanding of the terroirs of Provence.
This vintage is a smart blend of a selection of Designation grapes with the winery’s own grapes. The winemaking process is executed with Minuty’s perfect understanding of winemaking temperatures that are low enough to lock in the grapes’ aromatic potential but high enough to bring out their subtleties. It blends Grenache for its elegant aromas, Syrah for its aromatic complexity, Cinsault for its vibrancy and Rolle, a top Provence white grape variety, for its earthy aromas.

Côtes de Provence
This light rosé wine expresses some very intense aromas of citrus fruit and white flowers. On the palate, a velvety texture combined with a fresh flavor gives this wine a certain ethereal quality.

GRAPES VARIETIES USED
Grenache, Cinsault, Tibouren, Syrah

SOIL / CLIMATE
Sourced from a rigorous selection of the best “Côtes de Provence” vineyards.

VINIFICATION
De-stemming, crushing, low-pressure pressing for free-run juice selection, static settling and low-temperature fermentation.

TASTING NOTES
Colour: Pale with pomelo hues.
Nose: Precise and delicate with notes of flowers and melon.
Palate: Powerful and well balanced with hints of citrus and red fruit, highlighted by a pleasant minerality.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Veal carpaccio, grilled fish, stuffed vegetables, oriental cuisine.