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2023 L'HYDROPATHE Élite Rosé Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire Domaine des Diables, Lea & Sandeman

L'HYDROPATHE

2023 Élite Rosé Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire Domaine des Diables

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Grapes Syrah, Grenache
Colour Rosé
Origin France, Provence
Other Vegetarian, Vegan
Sub-district Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire
ABV 13%

Now in its smart new livery, the 2023 Hydropathe remains as awesome and powerful as ever. 'The Water Hater', so named after the plot of vines that rarely receive rain as they are close under the south face of the Mont Saint Victoire, this has the concentration and intensity turned up. Ramped up aromatic profile, sauvage, cherries, floral, citrus pungency. Slightly tauter in the mouth, touch withheld at present, succulent, sappy, red fruits, peach and cherries. This is excellent, and will continue to improve well into its second year in the bottle. L&S (Mar 2024)

*Case price discount: Mix any 12 bottles of wine (or 9 litre equivalent) or 6 bottles of Champagne, Spirits, Sweet Wine or Fortified (4.5 litres) to get the discounted 'case price' for each bottle.

L’Hydropathe is the finest rosé in the Domaine des Diables stable. Made from around two thirds syrah to one third grenache, it’s a brilliant pink with intense, zingy, tealeaf and orange peel oomph, tailor-made for garlicky dishes.Jane MacQuitty, The Times (Jul 2024)

The limestone-studded slopes that fan out from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire painted endlessly by Cézanne produce some of the finest rosés in Provence and this is one of them. Rammed with intense, zingy, tea-leaf and orange peel oomph, it’s a triumph for the Domaine des Diables.Jane MacQuitty, The Times (Apr 2024)

60% Syrah, 40% Grenache This wine with its rosewood coloured robe has a subtle nose which is pure, straightforward and harmonious, combining notes of red fruit with the soil's inherent minerality Round attack on the palate with pleasant balance and a full-bodied and persistent finish. ldeal accompaniment for mixed grills, spiced dishes (stir fry, paella, couscous) or simply as an aperitif.Winemaker's notes (Feb 2024)

Domaine des Diables

Domaine des Diables – ‘the devils’- is owned and run by Guillaume and Virginie Philip, and is the home of the MiP* (*Made in Provence) labels as well as Les Petits Diables and Rosé BonBon. Virginie and Guillaume met at Montpellier wine school, and their first production, based on grapes from Virginie's father's vineyard at the foot of The Mont Saint Victoire, was in 2006, from the 2005 vintage. L&S has been their sole UK importer since the 2007 vintage.

Domaine des Diables has won nine consecutive Prix d'Excellence awards at the Concours Général Agricole. This special award is given in recognition of the best ratio of medals to samples presented to the competition and this astonishing record means that their son Paul, born in 2010, has shaken hands with three ministers of agriculture. The MiP* wines are regular winners of awards in all the competitions they have entered in the last ten years.

The vineyards are cultivated in a sustainable, eco-friendly way, bordering on organic farming, with careful monitoring for disease problems so that interventions are kept to the minimum. In the cellar it is all about cleanliness and use of technology to keep the wines as pure and aromatic as possible, so it is fully equipped with pressing under inert gas, tangential filter, and temperature control.

The grapes are harvested at night or in the early morning so as to save energy needed to cool them, and protected from oxidation with dry ice, reducing the need for added sulphites. The grapes are either directly pressed or given a short maceration on the skins, but Guillaume has his own little tricks which he keeps secret, which make for the particularly aromatic expression of the Domaine's wines. Bottling is also highly technical, with the bottles corked under a vacuum.

All the wines are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Domaine des Diables Mixed Case

The Domaine des Diables / MiP* range is all worth exploring.

We have put together in a mixed case a selection of three bottles of each Diables rosé, ready to chill for the perfect moment.

There’s the MiP* Classic, ready to pour and enjoy as soon as the sun shines; the Collection, from older vines, which gives a little more to think about as an aperitif; the intense Rosé Bonbon, a more gourmand option that pairs well with food, and the elegant Hydropathe - one to savour on special occasions from the special terroir right below the Mont Saint-Victoire.

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DOMAINE DES DIABLES MIXED CASE

The Domaine des Diables / MiP* range is all worth exploring.

We have put together in a mixed case a selection of three bottles of each Diables rosé, ready to chill for the perfect moment.

There’s the MiP* Classic, ready to pour and enjoy as soon as the s...(read more)

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