Château la Tour de l'évêque

ROSÉ SAINTE ANNE

ORGANIC ROSÉ WINE 2025

SAINTE ANNE ROSE SM 241-6001

TERROIR

AOP Côtes de Provence.
In the hilly area of the Maurettes the land consists of shaley soils derived from silurian sages phyllites near Hyères, and Permian red sandstone.

GRAPE VARIETIES

46% Cinsault, 34% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 4% Syrah, 2% Rolle, 2% Sémillon.

VINTAGE

The 2025 vintage is marked by a striking contrast between water-rich soils and heatwaves. Autumn 2024 and the winter were very rainy. The vines began their growth cycle with good water conditions, allowing for a fast development early in the season: budbreak started very early on March 13. The first flowers appeared as early as May 12. The rain on May 20 was the last, and it was particularly hot from late May until the end of July.Consequently, the heat peak in early August accelerated grape ripening, and the harvest began on August 15 and ended on September 4.

GROWING

The vineyards are worked by hand, using natural animal fertilizers. We do not use any chemical weed killers. Buds are trimmed and a green harvest is practice to purposefully limit yields. A part of the vineyard is plowed with horses. The area between the rows of vines is grassed over with cereals.

WINEMAKING

All grapes are harvested manually, sorted, not destemmed and directly loaded into an hydraulic Champenois Coquard press without crushing. The grapes are lightly pressed to obtain optimum delicacy and fragrance from the very heart of the grapes. Wines ferment in temperature-controlled stainless steel, gravity-fed cuves. The wine is bottled at the Château la Tour de l’Evêque.

TASTING NOTES

Pale peachy pink. Coming with peony and iris floral veil, it then offers raspberry and vine peaches. The palate is delicate with satiny texture tinged with vibrance. The juicy, racy structure recalls strawberry crunch, hence stretching the core and offering a grainy mouthfeel with pink pepper crisp and a fine zesty twist. Finish lingers with purity and peachy scents.

Dublin Bay Prawn, burrata panna cotta, strawberry and pink pepepr jelly.

— Julia & Bruno Scavo