Wine Type: Dry Rosé

(2026) Blended in the Languedoc from Grenache and Cinsault, this pale salmon coloured pink has an attractive nose of small red berries, with hints of rose-hip and strawberry. Bags of sweet summer fruit on the palate, a cut of watermelon to the acidity and character, but very good ripeness and fruit sweetness on the mid-palate. Angel price is £8.99 at time of review, but please note the vintage has moved on to 2024.

(2026) I believe this is a blend of Syrah and some Pinot Noir. Confectionery notes of cherry lips meet orange, the merest squeak of spiciness. In the mouth it is easy drinking and red fruited, but there's balancing acidity in a dry and nicely put together style.

(2025) Also from the Bekaa Valley and made only in exceptional years, vines here are 80–90 years old. The blend is around two-thirds Obaideh, with Merwah and a touch of Cinsault to give the colour. Unusually for the world's pink wines, this is aged in French oak from Nevers, and further matured in bottle before release. Again, Musar's recommendation is not to serve this fridge cold, but around 15C, so perhaps just half an hour in the fridge. Quite pale salmon pink with a hint of orange. The nose here is particularly spicy, with hints of clove and ginger, some Seville orange peel and a hint of something smoky. In the mouth it is rounded by vanilla, and there is a firmness through strict acidity. Small red berries and orange are the flavours, but again it is the spice that dominates. Will be interesting to see this one again in future years. Price and stockist given is for the 2018 vintage at time of review.

(2025) Reviewed August 2025 in the dog days heat of summer, this very refreshing, gently sherbetty pink Vinho Verde went down a storm with guests in the garden. Made from the seldom seen Espadeiro grape, granite soils are said to boost the wine's mineral edge. Strawberry bon bon fruit on the nose leads to a palate that is very juicy, that lemon sherbet and Epsom salts brightness to the acidity, plus it's modest 11% alcohol, making for a lightweight summer sipper with broad crowd-pleasing appeal. Watch the video for more information.

(2025) The very reliable Les Dauphins brand offers this blend of 85% Grenache with Syrah and a touch of Cinsault with grapes sourced from clay-limestone and stony soils around the village of Tulette. It has a pretty pinky-peach colour and fruity nose, where a little touch of Bazooka Joe confectionery joins ripe red berries. The palate is well balanced, with a dry and quite savoury finish, but no shortage of ripe berry fruit and a clean, lemon zest acidity. A well made wine at a modest price.

(2025) I have to say I always enjoy this big brother to the Whispering Angel, Rock Angel made from estate-grown fruit at Chateau d'Esclans (Grenache and Rolle), and partly barrel-fermented. That adds no perceptible 'oaky' quality beyond a slight creaminess to the aromas that are otherwise of ripe but keen red berries and hint of peach. In the mouth it is pleasingly fruity - plenty of buoyant, ripe and quite fleshy fruit - but there is some structure here. Acidity is defined, and there's a hint of spicy tannin, perhaps from the fruit, perhaps from the barrel, but adding a pleasing edge of chalky grip to the otherwise summer flavours. Rather good once again.

(2025) A rainy winter and a strong spring frost in Rioja was followed by a moderate summer that favoured ripening. This is a blend of 80% Garnacha and 20% Viura from vineyards at 500 to 770 metres altitude. It had just three hours of skin contact yet the colour is a nicely bold pink. On the nose little potpourri scents, floral, with light raspberry fruit. In the mouth it is dry and fruit-forward, but there is acid and a hint of roughening tannin in the background to give gastronomic appeal.

(2025) An atypically dark rosé by contemporary standards, a blend of 75% Pinot Noir with the resistant Cabernet Noir. It's a very dry, savoury style this, small, tight red berry fruits, citrus and a whisp of something smoky perhaps. In the mouth similarly fresh and dry, driven more by acidity than fruit arguably, but that ensures it is crisp and zesty.

(2025) The range-topping 'Collector' is a blend of Grenache and Cinsault from the estate's best vineyard parcels. Free-run juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks and given several months ageing on the lees. There's certainly a creaminess on the nose from that, along with quite intense, small red berry fruit. There's a hint of spice and a hint of something like Parma violet. In the mouth the 14% alcohol gives a robustness, combining with acidity to give quite serious grip despite the fruit being so delicately handled at fermentation. Long, savoury and spicy.

(2025) A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Syrah, this has a bold cherry colour. Small, dry berries like cranberry and reducurrant on the nose, a little hint of rose petals and creaminess. In the mouth this is a sweet and forward style, juiciness bolstered by a touch of residual sugar. Hints of spice and the finish shows good balancing acidity. Tasted previously with a similar note and score.