Richou, L’ R Osé, Loire, France

Loire rose often comes second to Provence rose but it does it a disservice, Richou shows what a great rose region the Loire is. Its made with Gamay and Cabernet Sauvignon and you get a darker rose in colour because of these grapes used. This is a not a cheap rose but at £10 a bottle feels priced correctly. This is an off dry, fruit driven rose with just the right amount of acidity. You get strawberries on the nose with redcurrant under notes.

The smell is more noticeable than the taste, you get the flavours but they are down a notch on the smell. In many ways that’s a provence style wine, a bit more flavour would have been nice, buts its great summer wine.