| Rosés aren’t cool |
| by Paula Goddard | ||||||
| Tuesday, 12 June 2007 | ||||||
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Rosés drunk straight from the fridge provide a refreshing drink, but you may not be tasting them at their best. Two rosés that taste best at room temperature came to light while investigating Think Pink - Les Jamelles Grenache Shiraz and Quinta de Covela.
Rather disappointed I put them down and wrote some wine column for 15 minutes. Stopping for spot of inspiration, I took another slurp of Covela rosé – it tasted completely different. This insipid rosé had turned into a dry wine that smelt and tasted of rose petals. It now tasted like a light red wine. Wondering if the Les Jamelles had gone through a similar transformation, I took another sip. Again, there was now taste where there had been none – strawberry, gooseberry and coconut. Both these wines need to be treated with respect and served at room temperature - perfect for red wine lovers who want a rosé.
Les Jamelles Grenache Shiraz 2006 Vin de Pays D’Oc Rosé, Co-op £6.99 Quinta de Covela 2006 Vinho Regional Minho Rosé, Coney and Barrow London wine bars £5.95 a glass
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First impressions don’t count, especially when they’re formed after being in the fridge for an hour. By then rosé wines will have reached their supposedly optimum serving temperature of 8 degrees Centigrade. Tasted at this temperature Les Jamelles and the Covela had a slight strawberry aroma and felt sweet rather than tasted of anything. I struggling to find any recognisable flavours.
