Winter–YES WINTER–is the best time for the pink stuff.
) winter. Yes that’s right, winter is the real season for rosé. Let me explain.
My rosé consumption reaches its peak in February, and it’s not because I’m holed up in my apartment drinking any more than I usually do. It’s because rosé is exhilarating. During a season that’s more or less an emotional nap, I don’t want a glass of bold, hearty red that doubles as a lullaby. I want a drink that’s going to lift me up. I want a lovely, fruit-filled, tantalizingly acidic, assertive slap across the face. And that’s what rosé gives me.
I’m talking the feeling I get from a bottle of Bichi winery’s Rosa, a Mexican still rosé made from a mystery grape that radiates a warming seaside sunshine. The vibe from La Lunotte’s Printemps, a Loire Valley Gamay that brings a hint of tannic structure in a charming, rough-around-the-edges, wild-countryside-fruit type of way. Or the jolt of Villa Calicantus’s Sollazzo, an effervescent biodynamic red blend from the Veneto region of Italy.
Specific bottles aside, I’d pour any rosé that’s ruby-ish in color, midweight in body, high in acid, and that brings notes of blackberry, raspberry, and stone fruit to the table. Because you won’t find these same characteristics in the much lighter, pinker Provence-style rosés, save the stuff you picture drinking by the pool in The Hamptons for actual summer.
Until then, put down the Barolo. Leave the Cabernet at home. Skip the Malbec section of the menu. You’ve got the brunt of the harsh, frigid winter in front of you. Drink rosé.
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