Château Bauduc Rosé II 2022

Spring 2025 offer until 22 April, Easter Tuesday. £1 per bottle off - just £10.50 down from £11.50. Plus the volume discounts shown below.

(For the other wines in this offer, see our Specials page.)

Still at the price before duty went up on 1 August 2023 - £11.50 per bottle.

With the fashion for paler rosés, what to do with all our delicious juice from all the lightly pressed dark grapes after the clearer juice has all been run off to make our classic pale rosé?  Well, we thought we'd make a darker rosé with it, that's what. And very good it is too, along the lines of a Clairet. That was a style of much lighter red than nowadays from Bordeaux, from which the word Claret came about, allegedly. This has the weight and texture of our classic rosé but with a bit more depth of flavour. It's dry, fruity and refreshing, and a little too easy to knock back. But its nothing like a fruit juice, so please don't think it's going to be in any way Ribera-like (much as we like Ribena).

The back label: "The dry rosé was made from pressing the juice from our Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. With more colour from the dark skins, it was cool fermented to preserve the flavours. It's a tasty deeper rosé that works well with good food or on its own."

12% vol.

We loved this note from a long standing customer:

Dear Angela

The Rose II has arrived thank you. I opened a second bottle from the case and I have to say that I will not buy any other Rose whilst you have your Rose II available. I think it is superb.

I can see you have a marketing issue having two Roses with II being not mainstream. But I VERY much hope that you will continue to produce Rose II for connoisseurs like Gavin and me!

I am with Gavin. I am only interested in the taste. I think it is great.

I would be happy never to have another glass of insipid Provence rose – let alone bottles of Whispering Angel in the Caribbean at prices of £30 and upwards. What a marketing con.