"Vivid orange-pink. Potent cherry and raspberry scents, along with suggestions of blood orange, peach pit and fresh flowers. Sappy and nicely concentrated, offering spice-accented red berry and citrus fruit flavors that tighten up slowly with air. Shows very good focus and lift on a chewy, clinging finish that echoes the orange and floral notes."
- Vinous (2017 Rosé Roundup: Drink Now, Drink Later - June 2017), 90 pts
"Don’t overlook the 2016 Tavel from this estate. It’s a fruit-driven version but a luscious one, filled with hints of melon, peach, cherry and berry. It’s medium to full-bodied, turning dry and stony on the finish. Like most Tavels, it may be even better in the second year after the vintage. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (October 2017), 91 pts
"This Rosé displays aromas of red cherry with a purity that runs through the wine. Soft and full with moderate acidity, it has generous fruit and a touch of earthiness. There's a perfumed character to the palate also. Very Tavel like in character. A blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 10% Clairette, 10% Syrah done saignée style from 60 year old vines. 14.5% alc."
- i-winereview.com ((The World of Rose Report, June 2018), 91 pts
"The 2017 Tavel from this terrific estate is a winner. Made from 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, and 10% each of Clairette and Syrah, it has classic cherry and strawberry fruits as well as subtle floral notes, and it’s medium-bodied, rich, and textured on the palate, with nicely integrated acidity. As with all classic Tavel, it’s geared for the dinner table and will keep for a year or two."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 2019), 91 pts
"Pristine watermelon, strawberry and cherry flavors burst from nose and palate of this plush, juicy rosé. While dry in style and briskly composed, it's a buoyant, concentrated sip with hints of spice, caramelized sugar and dried herb that linger on the finish. It's vivid pink in hue and quite exuberant. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA"
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (September 2018), 92 pts - "TOP 100 WINES OF 2018" - #58
"This is a deeply concentrated rosé, both in color and palate, suggesting sun-kissed watermelon, raspberry and red-cherry flavors. It's full bodied and intensely fruity but refreshingly dry and mineral on the palate too. It's a bold wine framed by fine, firm tannins and a long finish to enjoy now through 2023. - Anna Lee C. IIJIMA"
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (July 2019), 91 pts - Editors' Choice
