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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 3 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs3 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: wild strawberry, rose petal, white peach, garrigue
Palate: red currant, pink grapefruit, watermelon, salt
Pale Cotes de Provence La Londe rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah on schist soils. The estate's everyday rose, named for Magali Combard.
What it pairs with
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Grilled red mullet with thyme
Mediterranean oily fish picks up the rose's pink grapefruit and garrigue register. -
Salade nicoise
Tuna and anchovy lock with the rose's high acidity and red-currant register. -
Pissaladiere
Onion-and-anchovy tart picks up the wine's red-currant lift and saline grip.
History
Magali rose takes its name from one of the founder Alain Combard's children. Direct-pressed for pale colour and freshness; organic-certified since 1979.
- 2000: First release of the Magali rose cuvee
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Saint-Andre de Figuiere · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
- Classification
- Cotes de Provence La Londe AOC
- Oak
- Direct press, stainless steel fermentation, 5 to 6 months on fine lees
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 16 to 26 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-3 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Saint-Andre de Figuiere Magali Rose
What does Saint-Andre de Figuiere Magali Rose taste like?
Wild strawberry, rose petal, white peach and garrigue on the nose; red currant, pink grapefruit, watermelon and salt on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a clean finish.
When should I drink Saint-Andre de Figuiere Magali Rose?
Drink between 1 and 3 years from vintage. Best in the first year of release; serve well-chilled at 8 to 10C.
What food pairs with Saint-Andre de Figuiere Magali Rose?
Grilled red mullet with thyme is the canonical pairing. Salade nicoise and pissaladiere are equally strong matches.
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