In the
restaurant world, Master Chef Joachim Splichal is an icon. Splichal runs a
restaurant empire, The Patina Group, comprised of 65 restaurants across the US
(mainly New York, Florida and California) and even a location in Tokyo. It’s no
surprise then that he wanted to make his own wines, and more importantly, make
them from where he grew up – Provence. His 2019 rosé, is light in style and approach, and this wine subtly fills
the palate with notes of strawberry, plum, rhubarb, with back notes of lime and
sandalwood. Comprised of mainly Grenache and Cinsault, there are smaller
amounts of Rolle, Syrah, Carignan and Grenache Blanc. The beauty of most wines
from this region and certainly de Cala is that they are young, light and fresh
wines, not manipulated and forced. This 2019 has the acidity and minerality to
work with foods (something Splichal knows a lot about) or is light enough to
enjoy on its own.
ORIGIN: Provence,
France
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
PRICE: $17.50
/750 ml
SCORE: 90 POINTS
