Tavel, Dom. Alexandre Hote - 2022

Name: Tavel, Dom. Alexandre Hote
Brand: Dom. Alexandre Hote
SKU: 49729
Price: 36.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 49729 750mL

A full-bodied, structured dry rosé from one of the few appellations producing exclusively rosé. Full of red fruit, fine tannins, and herbs, this will benefit from some air. Pair this with spiced chicken couscous.

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Color

Rosé

Vintage

2022

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Tavel

Producer

Dom. Alexandre Hote

Grape Variety

Grenache

Cinsault

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Tavel wine has been with us for a few centuries. It is one of just a couple of appellations that only produces rosé wine. Alexandre Hote started making wine under his label only since 2019. Pretty cool that he's made it to Astor in that short a time. No wonder, his Tavel is such an original wine that challenges the very definition of Tavel and rosé in general. In the glass you see a deep garnet, purple color that can be confused with a light red. He presses whole bunches, gives the juice a period of carbonic maceration, and does not add any sulfur. Very uncommon practices for rosé. It smells of crushed cherries, herbs, and violets. Velour-like tannins and a crisp minerality play on the palate. Somewhere in there a note of crème brûlée will show. It's a natural wine that’s full of life and breath. Don't expect summer water rosé plonk.

- CP

Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...