Roucas Toumba, Rose De La Roche, 2024

£27.20

Tiny-production Vacqueyras rosé from Roucas Toumba, blended from direct-press and saignée lots with partial élevage in 500L barrels. Mineral, gastronomic style with bright red fruit and citrus accents.

grapefruit
red berries
white peach
garrigue

At a glance

Producer: Roucas Toumba
Region: Rhône Valley
Appellation: Vacqueyras AOC
Grape: Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
Vintage: 2024
Country: France
Wine type: Rosé
Alcohol: 14.0%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

fennel-roasted sea bream
grilled prawns
rare lamb
lightly spiced Asian dishes

How to serve it

Serve: Lightly chilled (12–14°C)

Why Cave selected it

A characterful, organic Vacqueyras rosé with real texture and precision, made in minute quantities and ideal for food.

About the wine

The different varieties were processed together, as it comes, 2/3 were vinified as a 'rosé de saignée', the remaining was directly pressed. Aromatic, textured and complex rose that we love.

About Roucas Toumba

Eric Bouletin’s Roucas Toumba (which means the fallen rock in old Provençal dialect) is one of the top domaines in Vacqueyras. Eric left the local cooperative to start vinifying himself in 2006 and has 16ha of superbly located old vines from which he keeps the best parcels for his own bottlings. The land has been handed down from generation to generation since the Bouletin family first settled here in 1580. His vineyard is split into tiny parcels, protected from the mistral by cypress, almond and olive trees. He has parcels of very old vine grenache, carignan and a very small proportion of white grapes.

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