'08 Mordoree Tavel Rose

[drssouth]

2008 Domaine de la Mordoree, "la reine des bois", Tavel Rose, alc 14.5%....I have a bad habit of keeping Rose's around but sometimes it is a good thing...the color is more red than pink.. the nose is floral with crushed raspberries....the palate is still bright and brisk with good acidity and verve....it has the requisite strawberry/raspberry flavors....the finish is smooth...the alcohol is not showing much...Really nice
I have had the Tempier Roses back to 2001 in the past couple of years and they hold up well... this seems to be doing well likewise

 

[BJ]

Nothing like at aged Tavel - aromatics can be OTT - not so sure I'd focus on Mordoree, but proof's in the pudding...

I put down a half case of Trinquevedel Eugene, their old vines cuvee, that has a ton of depth...

 

[Tim York]

Interesting that this Tavel 08 should have aged so well. I wonder if high acidity in 2008 helped. Another southern rosé which often ages well is Ch“teau Simone at Palette.