2023 Domaine des Diables (MIP) L'Hydropathe Elite Rosé

The beautiful bottle alone is a must-have for any sunny occasion. But apart from that, the taste is truly delicious and delicious with gazpacho with fresh oregano. This is the Premium L'Hydropathe version in which only the best grapes are used. Domaine des Diables considers this special wine to be the pinnacle of Provence rosé. The wine has already won several awards.

Syrah (60%) and Grenache, picked at night, are soaked separately with skins for five hours in steel barrels. After the fruit has been pressed, the drained juice rests unfiltered for another week in closed vats where oxygen has no chance to cause damage. Compared to the other MIP rosés, this one has had 4 months of maturation. It is precisely this slow maturation that creates a very pure wine in which the characteristics of the various biologically treated vineyards can be tasted. Once in the blend, the Lucie smells and tastes refined of ripe red fruits. It is its pleasant minerality and longer aftertaste that distinguish it from its lighter brothers. That is why this more complex rosé combines somewhat more easily with spicy ingredients. For those who prefer a different colour at the table, this Provence wine can always be served before dinner: a more beautiful aperitif than this wine is hard to imagine.

In Puyloubier, twenty kilometres east of Aix-en-Provence, at the foot of the Montagne Sainte Victoire, Michel Fabre founded Domaine Sainte Lucie in 1978. The vines of Sainte Lucie, which are on average thirty-five years old, stand on a thin layer of calcareous sand and red clay soil full of stones. In fact, this is only a soil suitable for wine grapes. This mainly concerns the red varieties Grenache and Syrah, supplemented with some Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre and of course Carignan and Cinsault.

Because the grapes on the estate enjoy an optimal planting in relation to the sun, they can grow to full and ripe maturity in good health. In humid weather, the gentle mountain winds - of which the Mistral is perhaps the best known - ensure that mold and rot do not get a hold on the bunches. This makes organic farming at Domaine Sainte Lucie an easy challenge. The nature-friendly approach on the estate naturally also has an impact on the wines of Domaine des Diables. They are fruity, elegantly spicy, floral and pure. Add to that the modern bottle designs and the rosés can be counted among the most seductive Provence wines for every occasion and every moment of use.

FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.