Wines Bordeaux Rosé Château Bern - Grande Cuvée Rosé - 2024

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Château Bern’s “Grande Cuvée Rosé” 2024 is a delightful expression of Bordeaux’s approachable and refreshing rosés. Crafted from a measured blend, likely including classic Bordeaux grapes such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and perhaps Cabernet Franc, this wine showcases a lovely pale pink hue—a hallmark of meticulous modern rosé winemaking. The 2024 vintage benefitted from a temperate spring and warm, dry summer, yielding grapes with excellent balance between freshness and ripeness. The vinification process favoured a gentle pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel, preserving vibrant fruit aromas and imparting a crisp, invigorating structure. The result is a dry, lively rosé with delicate notes of red currant, wild strawberry, and a subtle citrus zest, finishing with a hint of saline minerality.

The Bordeaux region, renowned for its prestigious reds and increasingly for its quality rosés, enjoys a temperate maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The region’s soils, dominated by gravel, clay, and limestone, provide excellent drainage and moderate vine vigour, ideal for growing both red and white grape varieties. Rosés from Bordeaux, such as this appellation regionale bottling, capture the freshness and elegance that the region’s cooler climate and meticulous viticulture can offer. The region’s long history of winemaking is reflected in the balance and precision found in this bottle.

For food pairing, this Bordeaux rosé’s lively acidity and subtle fruitiness make it exceptionally versatile. It will shine alongside summer salads with goat’s cheese, seafood such as grilled prawns or oysters, and lighter poultry dishes like chicken with herbes de Provence. Traditional dishes from the South West, such as rillettes or a tomato tarte, would also complement its style, enhancing the freshness while balancing the wine’s fruit-driven profile.

To enjoy Château Bern “Grande Cuvée Rosé” 2024 at its best, serve it well-chilled, ideally between 6-8°C. Pour into medium-sized white wine glasses to capture its delicate bouquet and savour its vivacious, refreshing personality throughout the meal. This is a wine best enjoyed young to preserve its vibrant aromatics and crisp finish.