Fine Wine Cellars

A ‘Decanter’ ‘Best Rosé’ - clean, fresh flavours of raspberries and strawberries finishing on a twist of cranberry. Briton Philip Mallard, and French wife Marianne have seen the reputation of their stylish wines flourish. They’re also the proud owners of a herd of Limousin cattle and a champion bull. Recognised by the Archbishop of Bordeaux in the 14th century, Château Pique-Sèque was among the best known crus of Montravel and Bergerac by the end of the 19th.

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A classic southern French rosé, vividly-coloured, dry and appetising, with just a hint of spice. The textbook aromas and flavours of Languedoc Syrah -bramble fruits and spice - find gentle expression in this summer picnic stand-by. Chill and enjoy with salads, quiches and sushi.

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Additional info: Domaine La Grange Rouge

Terrific value summer apéritif (praised by 'The Observer'), crisp and dry with assertive red fruit flavours. South-western France's Plaimont winery has market savvy by the lorry load, efficiently delivering desirable wines to markets around the world, and organising breathtaking PR events like their 'instant vineyard' (cropping up at a city square near you soon). They've an admirable focus on polishing the finer characters of the region's local grapes, bringing intriguing styles

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Dynamic Jacques Bailly (heir to a winemaking tradition going back to the 1700s) and wife Marie-Hélène cultivate an array of coveted vineyards around Bué in the eastern Loire appellation of Sancerre, including a plot originally called 'Choix Marchand', source of wines merchants kept for themselves. Luckily we've enough of this delightful Sancerre rosé to share around. Irresistibly pretty pink, with delicate Pinot Noir red fruit flavours and a crisp finish, it's lovely with summer salads.

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Additional info: Sylvain Bailly

We cherry-picked this soft-textured rosado, with its pure Garnacha flavours of raspberries and spice, from the massive range on offer from Navarra's Bodegas Principe de Viana. Established in 1983 in Murchante, to the north of the region, it has a gleaming new, technologically advanced cellar and access to fruit grown over 400 hectares.

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Additional info: Pleno

The Caladoc grape is a hybrid of Grenache and Malbec. Vin de Pays of real quality from organic vineyards at the delta of the Rhône: the Arles estate of Pierre Cartier, whose brother Luc owns famous organic Provence estate Mas de Gourgonnier, for many years an Adnams favourite.

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Additional info: Domaine de Beaujeu

Bodega Pirineos, named after the Pyrenéean backdrop to this massive Catalan winery, is one of only 3 outfits making nearly all the wines in Somontano (between Rioja and Barcelona). Having nurtured hundreds of growers since the '60s, and overhauled the cellar in the '90s, Pirineos now offer a fascinating array of wines. This appealing rosado, a blend of Merlot and Cabernet grapes has fresh, lively berry fruits and an appetisingly crisp finish.

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Additional info: Bodega Pirineos

Hints of raspberries and wild herbs. Fresh and flavoursome. Lovely with summer salads.

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Additional info: Adnams

We love Spanish rosado styles (with a passion approaching mania; we stock far too many brands than is sane) but this is our favourite, from Spain's rosado heartland, Navarra. Mostly Garnacha with a hint of Cabernet, it's a deep, vibrant pink in colour, with aromas of fresh strawberries, crushed red fruit flavours and appetising dryness."Made from Garnacha and Cabernet grapes in Navarra region of Spain, this is one of the best value rosés around and it holds its own against all comers "Tarty, but we like it. Loads of strawberry sweets with refreshing acidity and a savoury edge that keeps any sickly character at bay." Wine & Spirit, May 2008

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Additional info: Inurietta

Leaving behind careers in medicine and molecular biology, Doctors John and Brigid Forrest established Forrest Estate in Marlborough's stony Wairau River Valley in 1989. This cheery pair won a coup at their first vintage, scooping a trophy at NZ's national wine awards. Their rosé is summer incarnate. Vibrant pomegranate pink, with fresh raspberry, blueberry and redcurrant flavours and a twist of lime. Deckchair wine.

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Additional info: Forrest Estate