Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé There is texture and weight

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is best known for the red that beat Bordeaux at the 1976 Paris tasting - but AVETA shows they're just as deft with white

Akitu is a small estate near Wanaka

which sits just off-dry - a touch softer and rounder than a brut - so it's easy

Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé There is texture and weightWhispering Angel needs little introduction. Sacha Lichine's Chteau d'Esclans turned pale, dry Provence ros into a category of its own, and this is the wine that did it now the benchmark every other ros is measured against. It's a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Rolle, pale salmon pink, properly dry, and all about freshness. The style comes from cool, careful handling rather than oak. The grapes are picked at night to come in cold, optically sorted,