Leoube Ros

Leoube Ros

Earlier I was piling ready-made gin and tonics amongst the tubs of ice-cream and salad into the shopping basket when one of those beige people tottered into ear shot. Pushing a tub of I Cant Believe into her basket she was wishing the return of the Jet Stream. I ask you after weeks and weeks of near constant rain the first spot of sun and temperatures in the high 20s elicits a moan. Im just waiting for them to reinstate the hose pipe ban; said her headscarf wearing friend. Aaah, the Brits never happy if we arent moaning about the weather. I did wonder if perhaps loosening the woollen coat might make the temperature more bearable

Dont know about you but interest in eating anything substantial greatly lessens in such heat. As does, to be frank, the urge to write! So just a light salad for me thanks; just dont skimp on the ros.
This duo are I think a touch expensive. You can buy them from Ocado and Corney & Barrow (no connection). But you might just be in the market for a stylishly packaged, light, Provencal ros.

The Secret de Leoube Ros, 2011 [Adegga / Snooth] is the wine with the white typography running around the bottle; this is the lighter of the two and, apart from something such as garlic prawns or the most simple of salads, would be the better one to serve on its own. Its a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, best described as delicate. (Corney and Barrow list it at 21).

The Ros de Leoube, 2011 [Adegga / Snooth] is more substantial and more suitable for food matching; but still remains a nice drink to sip alone. Here Grenache, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon are combined to g! ive a ge ntle spicy edge to the palate. This vintage, 2011, is the estates first fully organic vintage. (Corney and Barrow list this at 14.25 bottle).

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