2025 Domaine les Pins "L'Instant" Bourgueil Rosé

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Review Date: 05/2026

2025 Domaine les Pins “L’Instant” Bourgueil Rosé is everything you didn't know you wanted in a Cab Franc rosé. It dazzles in the glass with a brilliant orchid pink color that comes from just a quick kiss of skin contact. An inviting nose of fresh-picked strawberries and raspberries lead into a fresh patch of garden herbs. Lively, fresh and energetic make it a delight for casual sipping or packing a couple of bottles (or three) on your next Spring or Summer picnic.

Notes

This is a fresh, snappy berry-driven rosé with delicate floral notes. It's bright and crisp, delicious with or without food. Domaine les Pins has been family run for five generations. They are a small artisanal producer that oversees every stage of the production from start to finish. They have roughly 30 hectares of Cabernet Franc spread out through the Bourgueil and St-Nicolas de Bourgueil appellations, practice sustainable farming, with each and every vine getting singular attention throughout the year. Vines of an average age of 25 years are planted in sandy, clay and gravel soils. Cabernet Franc makes for an excellent rosé; not only does it bring an array of new flavors into the pink world, but the wine has depth and weight that a Grenache or Pinot-based rosé could never achieve. This lovely little wine has aromas of fresh raspberry and white pepper with a subtle presence of culinary herbs in the background. On the palate it has great weight and a stronger red fruit presence than you might expect. The note of white pepper persists and carries through to the crisp and clean finish.