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The medal-winning wines from The Global Rosé Masters 2023

We bring you all the medallists from the UK’s biggest rosé-only blind-tasting competition, which highlighted the growing number of places now making fine pink wines – although it was the Camargue, Provence and the Languedoc that came out on top.

IT’S AN irony that the wine category that is most closely associated with frivolity, rosé, is the hardest to get right.

From the grape varieties used, to their management in the vineyard, then their pressing and fermenting, to the handling of the wine, including lees management and ageing, there are plenty of challenges to make a drink that’s pale, pristine, and refreshing. But if there’s one thing that’s key for creating a fine version of this fun drink, it is gearing everything from the outset to making rosé. With more producers taking the trouble to do this, we are witnessing a broadening of sources of first-rate pink wine.

As you can see from the results tables, we had Gold medals from the Languedoc and Provence, as you might expect, but also from Bardolino, Tuscany, Marlborough, Victoria, and Jumilla.

There was also a brilliant wine from Burgenland in Austria, and another that came from Banat in Romania.

The best expressions had ripe fruit, from peach and white-fleshed cherry to red berry and blood orange, while some managed to add complementary additional layers of flavour and texture from extended lees contact in oak barrels.

As for the disappointments, it was notable that some of the wines had almost no fruit flavours at all, especially among the higher price bands.

Discussing a set of “pretty bony and etiolated liquids” in the £30-£50 category, one of the judges, Jonathan Pedley MW, said: “It is curious to reflect on just how much the consumer is prepared to pay for austerity.

In other words, some of the priciest rosés were the lightest, and it seems as though in certain cases, the more you pay, the less you get – both in terms of colour and flavour.

Please click here to peruse our top 10 picks from the tasting, taking in a range of prices and styles, and scroll down to see all the medallists from the competition.

Dry sparkling rosé (12 g/l or lower)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
J. García Carrión Jaume Serra Rosado Brut Cava Cava Spain NV Silver
Valdo Spumanti Valdo Prosecco DOC Rosè Veneto Italy 2021 Silver
J. García Carrión V Cava Spain NV Bronze
£10-£15
Pongracz Pongrácz Rosé South Africa South Africa NV Gold
BCN Born Brands Born Rosé Barcelona Brut – Organic Penedès Spain 2021 Silver
Bortoluzzi – Soc.Agr. Borgo Tintor Rosa di Gemina – DOC delle Venezie Pinot Grigio Brut Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy 2022 Silver
Pucciarella Rosé Tuscany Italy 2022 Silver
J. Garcia Carrion Jaume Serra Pinot Rosé Cava Spain NV Bronze
Fantinel Sun Goddess Prosecco Rosé DOC Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy NV Bronze
Anna Spinato Winery Prosecco Organic DOC Rosé Brut Millesimato Veneto Italy 2022 Bronze
J. Garcia Carrion Cava Pata Negra Rosado Cava Spain NV Bronze
Maison Louis Bouillot Perle d’Aurore Burgundy France NV Bronze
Valdo Spumanti Valdo Paradise Spumante Brut Veneto and Sicily Italy NV Bronze
£15-£20
La Cantina Pizzolato Spumante Prosecco DOC Rosé Brut Veneto Italy 2022 Silver
UCB Quinta do Cerrado Espumante Rosé Dão Portugal 2016 Bronze
Privat Brut Nature Rosé Cava Spain 2021 Bronze
£20-£30
Oltrenero Cruasé Metodo Classico Lombardy Italy NV Bronze
£30-£50
Champagne Ayala Rosé Majeur Champagne France NV Gold
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvée Rosé Hampshire UK NV Gold
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Rosé Champagne France NV Silver
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cuvée Spéciale Rosé Champagne France NV Silver
£50-£70
Champagne Besserat de Bellefon depuis 1843 Besserat de Bellefon Rosé Brut Champagne France NV Gold
£100+
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or Rosé Champagne France 2008 Gold

Sweet sparkling rosé (+12 g/l)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Bosco Viticultori – Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera Prosecco Rosé Spumante DOC Extra Dry – Bosco dei Cirmioli Veneto Italy 2022 Bronze
COMPTE DE CHAMBERÍ COMTE DE CHAMBERI ROSADO SECO Valdepeñas Spain 2022 Bronze
£10-£15
De Bortoli Wines De Bortoli Petit Moscato Rutherglen Australia NV Gold
La Marca Vini e Spumanti Millage Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato Brut Veneto Italy 2022 Silver
La Cantina Pizzolato Spumante Rosato Extra Dry M-use Veneto Italy 2022 Silver
La Marca Vini e Spumanti Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato Extra Dry Veneto Italy 2022 Bronze
£20-£30
Fiol Prosecco DOC Rosé Veneto Italy 2022 Silver
Foss Marai Della Vite Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato Treviso Italy 2021 Bronze

Still unoaked dry rosé (4 g/l or lower)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Bodegas Gran Feudo Gran Feudo Garnacha Rosé Navarra Spain 2022 Gold
Salcuta Njoy Pinot Grigio Blush Stefan Voda Moldova 2022 Gold
Jeanjean Adimant by Lyv Languedoc-Roussillon France NV Silver
Bodegas Silvano García Viña Honda Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Silver
BCN Born Brands Rambla Born Rosé Barcelona Penedès Spain 2022 Silver
J. García Carrión Antano Rosado Rioja Spain 2022 Silver
Esencia Wines Cellars Taus Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Silver
BVC Bodegas Toro Loco Spanish Rosé Utiel-Requena Spain 2022 Silver
Cavit Mastri Vernacoli Pinot Grigio Rosato Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Trentino-Alto Adige Italy 2022 Silver
Arista Wines Stefano Rosé Sicily Italy 2021 Silver
Kavaklidere Saraplari Egeo Roze Aegean Turkey 2022 Silver
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Eclat de Soleil Stefan Voda France 2022 Silver
Domaine de l’Amaurigue Rosé Provence France 2022 Silver
Julià & Navinès Ecologica La Pluma Rosé Penedès Spain 2022 Silver
Domaine de l’Amaurigue Rosé Fleur Provence France 2022 Silver
Wakefield/Taylors Wines Promised Land Pinot Noir Rosé South Australia Australia 2022 Silver
Bodegas Salzillo Hispalis Rosé Jumilla Spain 2022 Silver
Finca la Celia Rosé Uco Valley Argentina 2022 Silver
Finca Monastasia Rosé Nobel Jumilla Spain 2021 Bronze
Salcuta Winemaker’s Way Pinot Gris Blush Stefan Voda Moldova 2022 Bronze
Bodegas Torrecastillo Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Bronze
J. García Carrión Vinya del Mar Rosado Catalunya Spain 2022 Bronze
Barton & Guestier B&G Rosé Réserve Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Bronze
Mouton Cadet Rosé Bordeaux France 2022 Bronze
Arista Wines Arte Nova Villarrobledo Spain 2022 Bronze
Jeanjean Lyv rosé Languedoc-Roussillon France NV Bronze
Domaine Skouras Cuvée Prestige’ Rosé Peloponnese Greece 2022 Bronze
Dominio de Ontur Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Bronze
Bodegas Luzón Luzon Colección Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Bronze
J. García Carrión Señorio de Los Llanos Rosado Valdepenas Spain n/v Bronze
Duca della Corgna Martavello Umbria IGP Rosat Italy 2022 Bronze
£10-£15
Bijou En Memoire de Sophie Valrose Provence France 2022 Master
De Bortoli Wines Rosé Rosé King Valley Australia 2022 Master
Domaine Royal de Jarras Tête de Cuvée Gris de Gris Bio Languedoc France 2022 Gold
Bijou Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Gold
Bodegas Alceño Alceño Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Gold
Tinazzi Campo delle Rosé Bardolino Chiaretto DOP Ca’de Rocchi Veneto Italy 2022 Gold
Hannes Reeh Burgenland Cuvée Rosé In Bloom Burgenland Austria 2021 Gold
Château de Mercuès L’Arpège de Mercués Occitanie France 2022 Gold
Rocca di Montemassi Syrosa Maremma Toscana Rosato DOC Tuscany Italy 2022 Gold
Stanlake Park Wine Estate Primitivo Rosé Puglia Italy 2022 Gold
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Cecilia Beretta Freeda – Rosé Trevenezie IGT Veneto Italy 2022 Gold
Emiliana Organic Vineyards Tais Casablanca Valley Chile 2022 Silver
Stanlake Park Wine Estate Pinot Noir Rosé Berkshire UK 2022 Silver
Château des Demoiselles Charme des Demoiselles Provence France 2022 Silver
Marisco Vineyards The Ned Rosé Marlborough New Zealand 2022 Silver
LGI Kylie Minogue Côtes de Provence Rosé Provence France 2022 Silver
Mouton Cadet Rosé X Mathilde Bio Bordeaux France 2022 Silver
Sogrape Vinhos Mateus Dry Rosé Portugal Portugal 2022 Silver
Bodegas Olivares Olivares Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Silver
Nederburg Wines Nederburg Winemasters Rosé South Africa South Africa 2022 Silver
Sogrape Vinhos Herdade do Peso Sossego Rosé Alentejo Portugal 2022 Silver
Mas de Daumas Gassac Guilhem Rosé Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Silver
Jean-Luc Colombo Les Pins Couchés Rosé Provence France 2022 Silver
Crama Gabai Miraz Roze Murfatlan Romania 2022 Silver
LGI Kylie Minogue Signature Rosé Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Bodegas Agronavarra Entreflores Rosado Navarra Spain 2022 Silver
Doolhof Wine Estate Doolhof Rosé Limietberg South Africa 2021 Silver
Carini Le Cupe Umbria Italy 2022 Silver

Still unoaked dry rosé (4 g/l or lower) continued

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£10-£15 continued
Weingut Wien Cobenzl Rosé Bisamberg-Wien Wein Austria 2022 Silver
Taylors Wines Taylors Estate Pinot Noir Rosé Adelaide Hills Australia 2022 Silver
Maison Mirabeau X Provence France 2022 Silver
Yedi Bilgeler Lasos Denizli/Elazig Turkey 2022 Silver
Jacob’s Creek Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rosé Australia Australia 2022 Silver
Marisco Vineyards Leefield Station Rosé Marlborough New Zealand 2022 Silver
Barton & Guestier B&G Côte de Provence Rosé Tourmaline Provence France 2022 Silver
Castillo de Aresan El Rosé de Aresan IGP Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Spain 2022 Silver
Château de Haute-Serre Cybèle de Haute-Serre Occitanie France 2022 Bronze
Maison Mirabeau Classic Provence France 2022 Bronze
Bodegas Bleda Castillo de Jumilla Rosado Orgánico Jumilla Spain 2022 Bronze
Durbanville Hills Merlot Rosé South Africa South Africa 2022 Bronze
Domaine Royal de Jarras Pink Flamingo Gris Tete de Cuvee Bio Languedoo France 2022 Bronze
J. García Carrión Pata Negra Ribera del Duero Rosado Ribera del Duero Spain 2022 Bronze
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Le Versant Languedoo France 2022 Bronze
Bodega Madrid Romero 3 Calas Rosado Jumilla Spain 2022 Bronze
Famille André Lurton Château Bonnet Bordeaux France 2022 Bronze
Bodegas Príncipe de Viana Príncipe de Viana Edición Rosa Navarra Spain 2022 Bronze
Planeta Rosé Sicily Italy 2022 Bronze
Viñedos Calcu Calcu Tiny Blocks Rose Colchagua Chile 2022 Bronze
£15-£20
Domaine Royal de Jarras Favet 9/10 Domaine Royal de Jarras Tête de Cuvée Bio Languedoc France 2021 Gold
Gérard Bertrand Hampton Water Languedoc France 2022 Gold
Caves d’Esclans Whispering Angel Provence France 2022 Gold
Bodegas Arzuaga Arzuaga Rosae Ribera del Duero Spain 2022 Gold
J. Chivite Family Estates Chivite Las Fincas Rosado Navarra Spain 2022 Gold
Maison Saint Aix Aix Rosé Provence France 2022 Silver
Château des Demoiselles Château des Demoiselles Provence France 2022 Silver
Rogers & Rufus Rosé Barossa Valley Australia 2022 Silver
Angels & Cowboys Rosé Sonoma County USA 2022 Silver
Léoube Love by Léoube Provence France 2022 Silver
Taylors Wines Taylor Made Pinot Noir Rosé Adelaide Hills Australia 2022 Silver
Res Fortes Wines Res Fortes Rosé Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Silver
Folc Dry English Rosé Kent UK 2022 Silver
Famille Negrel Quatre Vin Rosé Provence France 2022 Silver
Turkey Flat Rosé Barossa Valley Australia 2022 Silver
Masseria Altemura Zinzula Rosé Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGT Puglia Italy 2022 Silver
Famille Sumeire Château Coussin Provence France 2022 Silver
Château Sainte Roseline Lampe de Méduse Rosé Cru Classé Provence France 2022 Silver
Maison Mirabeau Pure Provence France 2022 Silver
Gérard Bertrand Art de Vivre Languedod Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Famille Sumeire Domaine Coussin La Croix du Prieur Provence France 2022 Silver
Maison Mirabeau Etoile Provence France 2022 Silver
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Terre d’Eden Languedoo France 2022 Silver
Gérard Bertrand Lys de Castellum Rosé Languedod France 2022 Silver
Bodegas San Dionisio SF Rosado Monastrell Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2022 Silver
Cantina Tollo Hedòs Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Abruzzo Italy 2022 Silver
Château la Gordonne Summertime Chateau La Gordonne Bio Provence France 2022 Silver
Gérard Bertrand Gris Blanc Pays d’Oc France 2022 Bronze
Domeniile Alexandrion Rhein 1892 Hyperion Exclusive Rosé Prahova Romania 2021 Bronze
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Domaine Haut-Gléon Languedoc France 2022 Bronze
Leone de Castris Five Roses Rosato IGT Salento Puglia Italy 2022 Bronze
Roseline Diffusion Roseline Prestige Provence France 2022 Bronze
Château la Gordonne Vérité du Terroir Bio Provence France 2022 Bronze
Château d’Estoublon Roseblood Roseblood Provence France 2022 Bronze
Berne en Provence Inspiration Provence France 2022 Bronze
Ultimate Provence Ultimate Provence Provence France 2022 Bronze
Maison Mirabeau Azure Provence France 2022 Bronze

Still unoaked dry rosé (4 g/l or lower)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£20-£30
Puech Haut Watusi Camargue France 2022 Master
Puech Haut Loup du Pic Languedoc France 2022 Master
Château la Gordonne La Chapelle Tête de Cuvée Bio Provence France 2022 Gold
Château Saint Jacques d’Albas La Chapelle en Rose Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Gold
Gérard Bertrand Source Of Joy Languedoc France 2022 Gold
Puech Haut Theyron Languedoc France 2022 Gold
Palais Constance Palais Constance Provence France 2021 Gold
Les Vignobles André Lurton Diane by Jacques Lurton Bordeaux France 2022 Gold
Maison Gutowski M-G Réserve Provence France 2022 Gold
Léoube Origine Provence France 2022 Silver
Maison Gutowski M-G Grande Cuvée Provence France 2022 Silver
Château Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Provence France 2022 Silver
Gérard Bertrand Cote des Roses Rosé Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Puech Haut Argali Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Justino’s Madeira Wines Colombo DOP Madeirense Rosé Madeira Portugal 2021 Bronze
Scala Dei Pla dels Angels Catalonia Spain 2022 Bronze
Legaris Olmedillo de Roa Rosado Castile and León Spain 2021 Bronze
£30-£50
Château Sainte Marguerite Fantastique Provence France 2022 Gold
Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Provence France 2022 Silver
Biserno SOF Rosato Tuscany Italy 2022 Silver
Alpha Estate Rose Single Vineyard Hedgehog Amyndeon Greece 2022 Bronze
Château la Gordonne Le Cirque des Grives Bio Provence France 2021 Bronze
Léoube Secret de Léoube Provence France 2022 Bronze
£50-£70
Léoube Léoube Collector Provence France 2022 Gold
£100+
Domaines Ott Étoile Provence France 2021 Master

Unoaked medium-dry rosé (4 g/l to 12 g/l)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Cramele Recas Sanziana Pinot Grigio Rosé Banat Romania 2022 Gold
Cramele Recas Calusari Pinot Rosé Banat Romania 2022 Silver
Salcuta Eno Noble Rosé Stefan Voda Moldova 2022 Bronze
De Bortoli Wines DB Family Selection Rosé Riverina Australia 2022 Bronze
£10-£15
San Marzano Vini Tramari Rosé di Primitivo Salento Puglia Italy 2022 Silver
Langmeil Winery Bella Rouge Rosé Barossa Valley Australia 2022 Bronze
Tinazzi Duca delle Corone – Primitivo Rosato Salento IGP Puglia Italy 2022 Bronze

Unoaked sweet rosé (12 g/l+)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Sogrape Vinhos Mateus Rose Original Portugal Portugal N/A Bronze

Oaked dry rosé (4 g/l or lower)

Winery Name of wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£10-£15
De Bortoli Wines La Bohème Act 2 Dry Rosé Yarra Valley Australia 2022 Gold
Finca Albret Albret Rocío Navarra Spain 2022 Gold
Bijou Eminence de Bijou Languedoc-Roussillon France 2022 Gold
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Château Haut Gléon Languedoc France 2022 Silver
San Leonardo Gemma di San Leonardo Trentino-Alto Adige Italy 2022 Silver
Viña Valdivieso Eclat Grenache Rosé Curicó Valley Chile 2022 Bronze
£15-£20
Marisco Vineyards The King’s Desire Pinot Noir Rosé Marlborough New Zealand 2022 Gold
Bodegas Juan Gil Juan Gil Rosé Eco Jumilla Spain 2022 Gold
Domaine Skouras Peplo Rosé Peloponnese Greece 2022 Silver
Global Wines Casa de Santar Rosé Dão Portugal 2021 Silver
Sogrape Vinhos Mélange à Trois Rosé Dão Portugal 2022 Silver
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Y by 11 Minutes Rosé Trevenezie IGT Veneto Italy 2020 Bronze
Vik La Piu Belle Rosé Cachapoal Valley Chile 2022 Bronze
£20-£30
Marchesi Frescobaldi Aurea Gran Rosé Tuscany Italy 2021 Gold
Puech Haut Tête de Bélier Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Château Sainte Roseline La Chapelle de Sainte Roseline Cru Classé Provence France 2022 Bronze
£30-£50
Château d’Esclans Château d’Esclans Provence France 2021 Master
Caves d’Esclans Rock Angel Provence France 2021 Gold
£50-£70
Gérard Bertrand Château La Sauvageonne La Villa Rosé Languedoc France 2022 Master
£70-£100
Château d’Esclans Les Clans Provence France 2021 Gold
£100+
Gérard Bertrand Clos du Temple Languedoc France 2021 Master
Château d’Esclans Garrus Provence France 2021 Master
Gérard Bertrand Clos du Temple Languedoc France 2022 Master

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Top 10 rosés of 2023

About the competition

With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Rosé Masters provides a chance for your wines to star. The 2023 competition was judged on 4 May at Park Row, London, employing experienced judges. The top wines were awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding received the ultimate accolade – the title of Rosé Master. This report features the medal winners only. Please visit the Global Masters website for more information, or, to enter future competitions – giving you the chance to feature online and in print – please call: +44 (0) 20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com

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