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Rosé wines, learn about the different profiles
Rosé wine is gaining more and more followers every day. From being a wine considered second class, to a wine that wineries are increasingly choosing to expand their rosé range thanks to its versatility and to offer us great rosé wines.
We will start by explaining the ‘clarete’, which we consider to be within the rosé family. It originated in the old vineyards where there was a combined cultivation of white and red varieties. These old vineyards are still preserved in some areas of Rioja, Ribera del Duero and many other places of the Iberian peninsula. These plots were harvested at the same time, and they were macerated and pressed to obtain a pinkish wine. For some years, it was believed that ‘clarete’ wine could only be drunk in its youth, but many winemakers have seen the potential of these old vineyards and have started to age these wines in different deposits, giving them more longevity. Bertrand Sourdais with its wine Le Rose, from a single vineyard, has taken this type of wines to the maximum expression.
Then we have rosé wines, whose origin is based on red varieties and a small percentage of white grapes. We can use three variables to classify the different rosé profiles:
Maceration: Depending on the varieties and the maceration time with the skins, the wine acquires a different rosé profile. Shorter maceration time: the characteristics are more similar to a white wine, with a fresher and lighter profile. If the extraction time is longer, the more similar it is to a red wine with a more complex profile.
Varieties: As for varieties, those with lighter colour and tannins will also give a wine with a lighter profile. These varieties are, among others, Pinot Noir, Sumoll or Callet. More spicy varieties will give wines with a little more structure.
Ageing: Obviously, ageing in different deposits, such as wooden barrels or cement tanks, gives the wine greater complexity and a longer life. More honest rosé wines that can be enjoyed all year round.
As you have seen, nowadays there are many types of rosé wines. What are you waiting for to find out which one you like best?
