Seductive, slick, opulent.
Made from Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Bonarda grapes, a portion of which are dried like those of Valpolicella (Amarone, Ripasso, Recioto).
Expect seductive and sweet notes of dried cherries, prune, vanilla, chocolate and baking spices. It has a slick and opulent palate with faint rancio flavours woven with espresso and cocoa with tealeaf and fruit compote. Good balance, smooth and lengthy.
©copyright 2019 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - April 12th, 2019

Charming, restrained, snappy.
This gorgeous bottle houses a pale salmony pink, which is a blend of Grenache with 20% Cinsault, 20% Tibouren (first you've heard that one, I'll wager) and 10% Syrah. Additionally, Chateau Roubine is certified organic and has been utilizing biodynamic practices for many years.
This vintage offers aromas of kumquats and rooibos tea, citrus blossoms, fine spices and pencil eraser. It is bright and tangy in the mouth with restrained flavours of pink grapefruit and wild red berries. It seems to be lighter than the last vintage I tasted (2016) and is certainly a snappy sip deserving attention.
©copyright 2019 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - April 1st, 2019

Charming, pretty, slick.
This charming dusty pinky-salmon rose is housed in a beautifully designed bottle is a blend of Grenache with 20% Cinsault and 10% Syrah (a blend that differs slightly from the 2018). The Roubine estate in Cotes de Provence covers 130-acres, 100 of which is planted to organically grown vines.
Cedar and rooibos tea, tangy red berries with kumquats and hints of vanilla, herbs de Provence and spice aromas develop into a lively palate of pink grapefruit, fleshy peach and wild red berries. It's a pretty wine with a slick texture, good buoyancy and persistent finish.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - September 16th, 2020

Charming, fragrant, snappy.
This gorgeous bottle is home to a peachy-pink and is 60% Tibouren (first you've heard that one, I'll wager) and 40% Cinsault. Chateau Roubine is certified organic and has been utilizing biodynamic practices for many years.
The wine offers charming aromas of white peaches, strawberries and rhubarb, satsuma oranges and freesia blossoms with hints of honey. It is snappy with a sweet kiss and some cedary/spice flavours on the finish. Overall, good structure and concentration
It is a rose, which deserves a place at your table, all year round.
©copyright 2017 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - June 12th, 2017

Outstanding, woven, supple.
An outstanding blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano shaped in a classic Rioja style. It offers strawberries and star anise, vanilla, fine spices and tobacco with a hint of balsamic from age. The palate is woven and supple; excellent structure and juiciness. Fine but smooth tannins line the finish.
©copyright 2017 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - December 8th, 2017