A mild 2019/20 winter resulted in early vine growth which meant the March frost hit hard a hot, dry July followed causing water stress, slowing vine growth and, as a result prolonging an already early harvest, with winemakers having time to pick the right moment for fruit maturity and acid balance. Stylistically, where Provence rosés in the 2019 vintage could be described as fairly robust, the wines of the 2020 vintage are best described as pretty and elegant, a result of a tricky dry growing season. Twelve Provence rosés that show off the strength of the 2020 vintage According to trade body Vins de Provence, exports to the UK have boomed by 50% with early indications that an easing of Lockdown could see those sales, at the very least, maintained. Coteaux Varois en Provence is the youngest of the three major appellations and boasts an impressive 57% of all growers organic or HVE-accredited.Īlthough many appellations in the South of France claim to be in Provence, especially for marketing purposes, there are just nine AOPs in Provence with 96% of the total volume produced by the three most important ones – Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence and Coteaux Varois en Provence – with Côtes de Provence easily the largest, accounting for 70% of Provence’s entire output, roughly 116 million bottles… that’s a whole lotta’ rosé.Ģ020 has been kind to Provence, which was France’s most successful wine region last year exports-wise with an increase of 6% against an average fall across France of 5%.
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