Retour Clos Cibonne - Côtes de Provence - Tradition - Rosé - 2022
COUNTRY/REGION: Provence
DESIGNATION: AOP Côtes de Provence
COLOR: Rosé
VINTAGE: 2022
GRAPE VARIETY: 90% Tibouren, 10% Grenache
ALCOHOL: 13.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Light orange with coppery highlights.
Nose A nose marked by flavors of fresh fruit, stone fruit and a touch of blood orange.
Palate With great aromatic depth, this full-bodied, characterful cuvée reveals plenty of freshness and minerality.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 8 and 10°C.
Food As an aperitif with slices of pata negra, Iberian ham. It's a rosé for meals, especially with Mediterranean cuisine, to pair with meats and fish.
Cellar ageing From now until 2026
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine Clos Cibonne, with its undeniable and unmatched charm and a star in the RVF Guide, is a staple of Provence. This historically significant estate, certified in organic farming and nestled by the sea, benefits from a unique terroir where the Tibouren grape variety truly shines. This old, endemic variety, found nowhere else, produces highly original wines that underscore the region's vast potential, lovingly preserved and promoted globally by Brigitte and Claude Deforges.

Especially noteworthy are their rosés, which stand out from their counterparts with their body, depth, and subtlety, striking a balance between Provençal heritage and modernity. The reds also showcase a similar level of refinement and stylistic originality.
Wine With its beautiful copper and ochre highlights, the 2022 Côtes de Provence Tradition Rosé is a very pure rosé that combines subtlety and density with notes of fresh fruit, particularly pit fruit and cherry, with a touch of blood orange. It's a wine of great character, with great aromatic depth, fleshiness, substance and freshness. A rosé that stands out in the world of Provence!
Vinification Hand-harvested, from Tibouren plots averaging 20 years old, harvested early in the morning when ripe, selectively sorted, grapes de-stemmed, pressed directly into stainless steel vats and chilled, fermented for around ten days, aged for at least 12 months in old oak tuns over 100 years old.

Certified organic wine.
AWARDS
AWARDS Domaine rated 1 star in the Guide Des Meilleurs Vins de France 2024 RVF
Domaine rated 4 stars in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2024