2018 CHATEAU D'ESCLANS GARRUS ROSE, COTES DE PROVENCE FRANCE

The top among the rosé wines is this Garrus. Sacha Lichine settled in La Motte-en-Provence in 2006 and bought Château d'Esclans from a Swedish family. Sacha is the son of world-renowned winemaker and writer Alexis Lichine. It may sound arrogant, but his goal was to make the best rosé in the world to compete with the top Montrachets. To realize this ambition, he left the vinification to Patrick Léon who was the winemaker of Mouton Rothschild for 23 years, with as a result, for example, Whispering Angel has been sold out in no time for years. Château d'Esclans was voted 'The European Winery of The Year 2014' by the magazine Wine Enthusiast at the end of November. It is the first time in history that a winery that mainly produces rosé wines has been awarded this 'Oscar for the wines'.