Forbes contributor, Larry Olmsted, provides the easiest shortcut to the best summer wines: drink Chateau Minuty. Everyone knows that rosé is the perfect summer wine; its cool enough for the heat but versatile enough that it matches any food. Unfortunately, the rise in its popularity has made the category filled with low quality options – so Olmsted urges readers to consider a safe bet with Chateau Minuty.
He offers background on the Côtes de Provence estate, adding “Minuty stands out, and the 80-plus year old family owned winery is generally acknowledged to be among the world’s top producers, championing especially food-friendly wines that can be enjoyed all year round – not just in summertime. As a result, shopping for this label is about as fail safe and simple a way to enjoy reliably great rosé as you can imagine.”
The feature includes in depth reviews of the entire 2019 lineup, which consists of the 2019 M de Minuty, 2019 Minuty Prestige, 2019 Rosé et Or and 2019 Château Minuty 281. Find these reviews, and more on the Côtes de Provence region, HERE.
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Château Minuty
M de Minuty Rosé 2019
Côtes de Provence
M de Minuty is the quintessential Côtes de Provence rosé, a style that Chateau Minuty defined,and is the reason behind their success as the world's top producer of premium rosé. Fresh, lively and perfectly balanced, fantastic quality, a glass in hand transports you to the seaside and the French riviera lifestyle, watching the sea and the sky, surrounding yourself with friends and family, and enjoying life to the fullest.
Château Minuty
Prestige Rosé 2019
Côtes de Provence
If you notice just one wine on the beach and seaside restaurants in the south of France, it is almost certainly Minuty Prestige. This wine has become the emblem of the Riviera lifestyle, and it is place that has been earned through the unbelievable dedication to quality by the Minuty family.
Château Minuty
Rose et Or Rosé 2019
Côtes de Provence
Rose et Or encapsulates the Chateau Minuty Saint-Tropez estate. It speaks of the seaside with its freshness and flavors, and represents the ultimate in what a quality Côtes de Provence rosé can achieve: it's gentle freshness giving way to concentrated, almost gourmet flavors. It moves from the terrace to the white table cloth like no other.
Château Minuty
281 Rosé 2019
Côtes de Provence
281 refers to the Pantone number for this royal blue color that elegantly cascades in a glaze down the side of the bottle. It evokes the sky and the sea of Minuty's French Riviera home, in particular the deep blue that appears everywhere after the strong afternoon wind. 100% estate from a single old plot of Grenache whose clone is exclusive to Château Minuty, it is the ultimate reflection of their special seaside vineyard and Provence.
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Château Minuty
Côtes de Provence
Château Minuty is the global leader in Côtes de Provence rosé, and beyond that it can be argued is the most important estate in the history of Provence rosé. The Saint-Tropez based, family owned estate has been, since its founding, one of the quality leaders for the region. Minuty then became one of the most visible producers in the second half of the 20th century, a result of quality production and commercial foresight when no one in the region could imagine the global phenomenon Provence rosé would become. And then in the last two decades, Minuty defined the vision for and led the unbelievable growth in Provence rosé around the globe.
