Clos Cibonne, Côtes de Provence Rosé 'Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes', 2024 121225OFFER with accents of cucumber and

with accents of cucumber and watermelon

This is the most immediately seductive of Lafarge's premier crus — the one that greets you with rose petal and red fruit before the structure quietly announces itself

harvesting from limestone-rich slopes and vinifying traditionally with long macerations and aging in large Slavonian oak casks

dried tropical fruit

Clos Cibonne, Côtes de Provence Rosé 'Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes', 2024 121225OFFER with accents of cucumber andCuve Spciale des Vignettes comes from the estates oldest vines, at least 60 years of age (though many are much older). Like the Cuve Traditions, its 90% Tibouren, an obscure Provenal variety, and 10% Grenache, aged under fleurette (analogous to flor in Jerez or voile in the Jura) for about a year in ancient foudres. This process keeps oxidation in check and allows a complex structure and unique flavors to form. Biological aging adds to the already