Guion 2022 Bourgueil Rosé

(Tasted 2/18/25) The 2022 Rosé has opened up nicely, a bit more aromatic and slightly softer on the vibrant, dry palate - really drinking beautifully and will be perfect this summer!) 50 years of organic farming and great traditional winemaking give this refreshing wine its perfect balance at 12% alcohol, with beautiful fruit and great earthy expression of the gravel and limestone/clay terroir. The wine shows subtle strawberry/raspberry aromas with citrus, rose, white pepper and earth. Raspberry, blood orange, melon and earthy flavors on the ripe but dry palate which is framed in firm acidity and saline minerals. This is a real rosé of terroir which will benefit from a long decant or a year or two in the cellar. Just a superb wine that will drink beautifully through 2026. Serve with just about anything from salads to burgers, roast chicken, grilled pork and charcuterie. Bravo to Stephane Guion! -David Lillie