(Relaxnews) - The Que Choisir association has published a comparative study on wines rosé du Midi, the alcoholic drink par excellence of summer. To achieve this test, the Que Choisir teams were based on wines from six appellations: Coteaux-Var Rosé, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé, Côtes de Provence Rosé, Wine of countries of Oc rosé, wines from the sands of the gulf of the lion and finally Bandol.

The tasting, recalls the association, was carried out blind last May by the association Culture & Goût in the presence of several amateur tasters and a professional. After the tastings of 57 wines, marks were awarded on a scale of 20 points. Only ten wines obtained a grade between 11 and 12. Those are, according to Que Choisir, "an acceptable vintage from a vintage of a certain quality, more or less fruity".

The rating is based on "the level of the terroir, the aromatic complexity, the length in the mouth, the presence of defects related to grapes, winemaking, aging or bottling".

The ten rosé wines with the best tasting notes from Que Choisir
Côtes de Provence - Château Gasqui, cuvée Prestige 2005	12/20
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence 2006 - Field of the Cadenière	12/20
Var hills - Domaine du Loou 2006, SCEA Di Placido	11,5/20
Wine de Pays d'Oc - Gray Gray Classic 2006, Gérard Bertrand	11,5/20
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence, Ocrées land, vintage of Diane 2006, sel. Lyonel Leconte	11,5/20
Côtes de Provence - Château Le Bastidon, cuvée Or 2006	11,5/20
Wine Grenache gray country, Southern colors, Skalli family	11/20
wines of the Gulf of Lion Sands, Gray GSCR, Maison Jeanjean	11/20
Côtes de Provence, the Amphora of Provence 2006, Gilardi	11/20
Wine of Pays d'Oc - Cinsault Vieux Carrion, bench mark, Lucien Coste in St-Félix-de-Lodez	11/20

Site: //www.quechoisir.org/

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