Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé which sits just off-dry -

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

Veuve Clicquot's rosé carries real history: in 1818 Madame Clicquot created the first blended rosé Champagne

The Brook vineyard is farmed organically

with only a modest proportion new - the house has steadily pulled back on new oak so the fruit and the limestone site speak first

It takes its name from the family's historic vineyard

Whispering Angel Magnum, Chateau d'Esclans, Côtes de Provence (2025) rosé which sits just off-dry -Whispering 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,