KYSELA PERE ET FILS, LTD.

"More pure framboise, minty flowers, and chalky minerality all define the aromatics of the 2023 Tavel La Dame Rousse, and this beauty is medium to full-bodied, with a pure, layered, seamless mouthfeel, flawless overall balance, and a great finish. The blend is 60% Grenache, 15% each of Cinsault and Syrah, and the balance Clairette, coming from a mix of three terroirs: pebbles, limestone, and sand."

- Jeb Dunnuck (Importer Highlight: Fran Kysela ; July 2024), 94 pts

"Red copper salmon. This Grenache led rosé reveals a lively bouquet of cherry and red berry with a white pepper accent. It’s precise and focused with nice firmness and fresh acidity on the palate. A gorgeous rose from a blend of hand picked, biodynamically cultivated 60% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, and 10% Clairette from 40-year-old vines. - Don WINKLER"

- International Wine Review (Kysela Père et Fils Importer: 30 Years Importing High Quality, High Value Wines ; July 26th 2024), 93 pts

"Cherry skin, honeydew, tangerines and citrus pith dominate the nose of this wine. On the palate, it's dark fruited and herbaceous, with pronounced spices and white peppercorn that linger through the finish. This wine shows cellaring potential well through 2030+. — Anna-Christina Cabrales"
 - Wine Enthusiast (August 27th 2024), 89 pts

"Pale watermelon in color, this wine is composed of 60% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Syrah and 10% Clairette. It has a focused nose of ripe watermelon, cherry skin, blueberry, violets and wild herbs. While the wine has plenty of structure for additional cellaring, enjoy it now with a creamy goat cheese."

 - Wine Enthusiast (September 2023), 92 pts

"The 2022 Tavel La Dame Rousse is on the lighter-hued side for Tavel, but it is still a full-bodied, full-flavored effort. A blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Syrah and 10% Clairette, it offers up scents of crushed stone, alpine strawberries, watermelon and a touch of garrigue on the nose, while being pleasantly expansive and rich in the mouth, with a lingering, gently persistent finish. - Joe Czerwinski"

- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (May 2023), 91 pts

"A fruity nose with redcurrants, cranberries, peaches and some herbs. The medium-bodied palate has a creamy texture and volume. Round and generous with lots of succulent berries and a precise finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink now."

 - James Suckling (June 2023), 91 pts

"Deeply concentrated and penetrating with blackberry and black cherry flavors, this pale ruby rosé offers the zesty fruit character that rosé lovers demand alongside an intensity and structure craved by red wine drinkers. A touch more spry than the producer's more richly concentrated La Reine des Bois, it's a delicately spiced, pepper-edged rosé that can be enjoyed year-round. Anna LEE C. IIJIMA"

- Wine Enthusiast (August/September 2022), 93 pts + Editors' Choice

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- Decanter (October 1st 2022), 92 pts

"The base 2021 Tavel is another winner. More framboise, raspberry, and exotic flower notes define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with bright acidity, terrific balance, and some obvious minerality on the finish. It's another winner."

- Jeb Dunnuck (November 2022), 91 pts

"Attractively juicy and easy to enjoy, thanks to the generous red-berry, nectarine and citrus-peel character on the nicely balanced, medium-bodied palate. Crisp finish with a touch of tannin giving it drive. A blend dominated by grenache and syrah. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink now.”

- James Suckling (March 2022), 90 pts

"Vivid orange. Mineral- and spice-tinged red berry, pit fruit and citrus pith aromas are complemented by a sexy floral nuance. Densely packed and energetic in the mouth, offering juicy red currant, cherry, blood orange and candied rose flavors that turn sweeter through the back half. The mineral and floral notes repeat on the lively, penetrating finish, which hangs on with serious tenacity. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (June 2021), 93 pts

"Medium red. La Dame Rousse is a fruit forward Tavel showing aromas and flavors of red berries, plum and blood orange. It’s densely flavored and packed with sweet fruit that builds on the finish. This is the wine to pair with barbecued ribs served with a sweet-spicy sauce. A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, and 20% Syrah from the Domaine’s vineyards on the Vallongue plateau.”

- i-winereview.com (Rosés From Around the World: 2021 Annual Report), 92 pts

"Perfumed notes of fresh boysenberry and black cherry are lifted by a cutting mineral edge in this rosé. Black fruit flavors are intensely ripe and penetrating, accented by shavings of black pepper and a firm, fine-grained grip of tannins. This solidly structured, thrilling wine should improve through 2023. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA”
- Wine Enthusiast (September 2020), 93 pts, Editors' Choice

"The base Tavel is the 2018 Tavel La Dame Rousse, which slightly lighter colored than the Reine Des Bois, with notes of ripe cherries, white flowers, peach, and honeysuckle. Elegant, seamless, and beautifully balanced, it doesn't have the power of the top cuvée yet has integrated acidity and a great finish. Rosé doesn’t get much better."

- Jeb Dunnuck (August 16th 2019), 91 pts

Go To Mordoree Tavel Rose Dame Rousse

"Medium pink rose. Made from 40 year old vines cultivated biodynamically, this is classic Tavel with alluring scents of red cherry skin and ripe, sun-drenched raspberry. A crisp attack introduces the medium weight palate with lovely, fresh dark red plum and berries complemented by spice and savory notes. Finishes very long. A blend of 60% Grenache, 10% Cinsuat, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Clairette, and 5% Bourboulenc. Consistently one of our favorite Tavels.”
- International Wine Review (May 2019), 91 pts

Go To Mordoree Tavel Rose Dame Rousse

"Deep pink with an attractively dusky hue, this invigorating but sturdy rosé can be enjoyed year round. Ripe but fresh red-cherry and raspberry flavors are nuanced by hints of bramble, dried garrigue and earth. This refreshing yet penetrating wine should drink well through 2020. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA”
- Wine Enthusiast (March 2019), 91 pts

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"Crushed stone, lime and strawberries aromas appear on the nose of the 2017 Tavel La Dame Rousse. Plump and medium-bodied, it shows excellent concentration and admirable persistence on the finish. I've had better vintages of this wine, but it's remarkably consistent from year to year. - Joe Czerwinski"

- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (June 15th 2018), 90 pts

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"Textbook Tavel, this is a meaty, generously flavored rosé with lots of stony mineral flavor to support the red fruit. Based on grenache from 40-year-old vines and blended with a host of local varieties, the wine seems to grow in size and complexity with air, herbal notes and grapefruit acidity adding lift and freshness. It’s hearty enough to pair with seafood sausages; delicate enough to drink on its own."
- Wine & Spirits Magazine (Year's Best Rose, August 2017), 92 pts

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"Always one of my favorite Rosés in just about every vintage, the 2016 Tavel La Dame Rousse smells like basket of freshly picked strawberries and raspberries. It shows the richer side of the vintage, yet is clean, crisp and refreshing, with bright acidity. Hat’s off to this estate for consistently delivering one of finest Rosés in the world, year in, year out. - Jeb Dunnuck"

- Jeb Dunnuck (2017 Rosé Round Up, September 4th 2017), 92 pts

Go To Mordoree Tavel Rose Dame Rousse

"This is a full-bodied, ripe and rich example of Tavel. Flourishes of dried flowers and spices dress up ripe melons and berries, finishing long and warming. It's a rosé tailor made for cool end-of-summer evenings. - Joe Czerwinski"

- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (September 2017), 91 pts

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