Tasting- Sainte Victoire Cotes de Provence 

Name:  Sainte Victoire Cotes de Provence 
Variety: 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% Cinsault
Region: Provence
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $8.95

Winery review: Bright salmon pink; typically of the fresh but warm Provence style.  Refined and complex on the nose, with summer fruits and floral notes.  Dry and crisp, with a delicate flavor and full texture.  

My Review:  I believe this was the first rose I have tasted.  I loved the smell, it was really like a bouquet of flowers.  The color also was very nice.  I did not get any fruit flavor.  All I can say to really describe this is a very very dry wine that tasted like many dry white wines actually.  While I really did not enjoy the taste it was plain and dry, the smell was great so popping a bottle of this with appetizers’ at a dinner may be great for the room environment. 

Food: I did not have this wine with food.