{"product_id":"chateau-desclans-cotes-de-provence-rose-rock-angel-2024-wood-box-6l","title":"Chateau D'esclans Cotes De Provence Rose Rock Angel 2024 Wood Box 6L","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe winery.\u003c\/strong\u003e Château d'Esclans is in Provence near Saint-Tropez, founded in its modern form in 2006 when Sacha Lichine (son of Alexis Lichine, the Bordeaux négociant legend) bought the estate and set out to prove rosé could be a serious, age-worthy wine rather than a summer afterthought. He basically kicked off the modern luxury-rosé category — Whispering Angel became the reference point for the whole segment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRock Angel sits above Whispering Angel and below the top-tier Les Clans and Garrus — Lichine's team calls it the \"older sibling\" to Whispering Angel: a touch of oak-aged component blended in for more texture and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe wine.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grenache and Rolle (Vermentino), partial fermentation\/aging in 600-liter oak barrels blended back with stainless-steel-fermented lots, triple-sorted fruit (optical and hand-sorted). \u003cem\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/em\u003e pale, almost transparent color; red berry and floral aromatics with mineral and subtle spice; rich, racy palate with a creamy texture from the oak, firm acidity, flinty minerality, long silky finish. Decanter gave it 92 points, Wine Spectator 90.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood pairings:\u003c\/em\u003e this one can handle more than a beach salad — seared tuna, salmon, roast chicken, Provençal dishes with herbs and olive oil. Given the format, though, the real pairing here is the occasion itself — this is a tableside\/event showpiece, not a bottle you crack open on a Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e HVE Level 3 (Haute Valeur Environnementale) since 2023 — France's top environmental tier — plus a stated no-pesticide, no-herbicide farming approach under Moët Hennessy's \"Living Soils Living Together\" program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55250618220863,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/7912\/6079\/files\/IMG_4268.jpg?v=1788185640","url":"https:\/\/munkmafia.com\/products\/chateau-desclans-cotes-de-provence-rose-rock-angel-2024-wood-box-6l","provider":"Munk Mafia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}