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All the medallists from The Global Rosé Masters 2024

Fiercely fashionable and Insta-friendly, rosé continues to turn heads – and the wines are getting increasingly serious, says Patricia Stefanowicz MW.

Back in the 1980s, no self-respecting wine drinker would order a glass of rosé.

Forty years on, the world is seen through ‘rosé-coloured glasses’. Rosé wines are increasingly relevant in both the on-trade and the off-trade, where pink-hued bottles seemingly have more and more shelf space. Drinking rosé at home is growing.

Can anyone think of a better style than a dry rosé to serve with the English summer favourite: poached salmon and a watercress-dill-cream sauce?

Rosé is increasingly recognised as a serious wine. France, or Provence, is certainly the queen, and her ladies-in-waiting are the rest of the French Mediterranée. In our judging day of rosés, many of our Gold and Master medalwinners hailed from those regions.

Normally based on Grenache, with Cinsault and Syrah making up the majority of the blends, the wines have just a little tannic grip adding interest across the palate.

The best wines are pristine, pink-peach in colour and show their best in flint (clear) glass. Packaging is crucial, because, after all, the first duty of a rosé wine is to be ‘pink’, and being able to see the colour on the shelf (or on the table) is paramount. There is a tendency to go for pale – or paler. There were, on this judging day, a few delicious wines which did not have even onion-skin in the hue. It is tricky to sell these styles as rosés.

Producing high-quality rosé wines is not easy. Attention to detail, extracting just the right amount of colour while balancing fruit flavours, acidity and maybe a touch of tannin, is a serious winemaking challenge. And those who choose to put the wines in a bit of wood for added complexity are risking rather a lot. No wonder, then, that so many rosés are not inexpensive.

The judges tasted good-quality, balanced, unoaked wines under £15, and more still in the £20–£30 and £30–£50 price brackets, where cellar care showed through. These lovely wines have plenty of red fruit and crisp acidity without overt bitterness.

When producers choose to use oak (usually secondor third-fill barriques), the judges agree that the wines seem to be first-class. At £15–£30, these wines are gastronomic delights. The stratospherically-priced wines at £50-plus are in fact relative bargains, with enough structure to suit Michelin-starred dishes. Overall, the judges found a wide range of high-quality wines from a number of countries. In addition to France, we had Gold and Master medal winners from Greece, Australia, England, Chile, Italy and Spain.

Rosé wines are alive, and bristling with energy. When they work, rosé wines work very well. The wines are simply waiting in the wings for the summer season to show their true peach-and-pink colours and flavours. Long live rosé!

Please scroll down for a full list of the medallists, arranged by category, starting with sparkling and finishing with high-end, oak-influenced, dry rosé, as well as some information about the competition. 

Please click here to read about our top 10 picks for less than £20, and click here to see our dozen luxury rosés for fine wine drinkers

Dry Sparkling Rosé (12g/l or lower)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Félix Solís Mucho Más Sparkling Rosé Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver
Charles de Fère Cuvée Jean-Louis Burgundy France NV Silver
£10-£15
Valdo Spumanti Prosecco DOC Rosé Vintage Brut Veneto Italy 2023 Gold
Valdo Spumanti Aquarius Rosé Sparkling Wine Veneto Italy NV Silver
Valdo Spumanti Tenuta la Maredana Prosecco DOC Rosé Vintage Veneto Italy 2023 Bronze
Pongracz Rosé Western Cape South Africa NV Bronze
Sogrape Vinhos Mateus Sparkling Brut Rosé Douro Portugal NV Bronze
Maison Louis Bouillot Perle d’Aurore Bourgogne France NV Bronze
£15-£20
Zonin Prosecco Rosé DOC Veneto Italy 2023 Silver
Perelada Stars Touch of Rosé Catalonia Spain 2022 Silver
Cesarini Sforza Spumanti Spumanti Trentino Italy NV Silver
Cesarini Sforza Spumanti Brut Rosé Trentino Italy NV Silver
Bortolomiol Filanda Rosé Vino Spumante Brut Millesimato Veneto Italy 2023 Bronze
£20-£30
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cuvée Spéciale Rosé Champagne France NV Silver
Cesarini Sforza Spumanti 1673 Rosé Trentino Italy 2016 Bronze
Oltrenero Cruasé Oltrepò Pavese DOCG Metodo Classico Lombardy Italy NV Bronze
£30-£50
Champagne Lanson Le Rosé Création 67 Champagne France NV Silver
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Rosé Champagne France NV Silver
Champagne Jarry Heritage Topaze Rosé Champagne France NV Bronze
Champagne Gremillet Ambassadeur Rosé Champagne France NV Bronze
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvée Rosé Hampshire UK NV Bronze
£50-£70
Banfi Cuvée Aurora Alta Langa DOCG Rosé Piemonte Italy 2020 Silver
Porte Noire Petite Porte Rosé Champagne France NV Silver
£70-£100
Hambledon Vineyard Première Cuvée Rosé Hampshire UK NV Bronze
£100+
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or Rosé Intense Vintage Champagne France 2008 Gold

 

Sweet Sparkling Rosé (12g/l-plus)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£10-£15
De Bortoli Wines Petite Moscato Rutherglen Australia NV Gold
£20-£30
Foss Marai Della Vite Prosecco DOC Treviso Rosé Veneto Italy 2021/2 Bronze

Still Unoaked Rosé (4g/l or lower)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Gérard Bertrand Côte des Roses Languedoc France 2023 Gold
Bijou Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Coteaux de Béziers France 2023 Gold
Cavit Terrazze della Luna Pinot Grigio Rosato Trentino-Alto Adige Italy 2023 Gold
Julià & Navinès Ecologica La Pluma Rosé Penedès Spain 2023 Silver
De Bortoli Wines Family Selection Rosé Riverina Australia 2023 Silver
Castillo de Aresan El Rosé de Aresan Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2023 Silver
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Le Versant Languedoc France 2023 Silver
Aldi Specially Selected Pinot Nero Rosato Veneto Italy 2023 Silver
Famille André Lurton Château Bonnet Bordeaux France 2023 Silver
Jacob’s Creek Barosé Rosé Barossa Australia 2023 Silver
Born Rosé Rambla Organic Wine Penedès Spain 2023 Silver
Kavaklidere Saraplari Ancyra Blush Central Anatolia Turkey 2023 Silver
Piccini Specially Selected Chiaretto Di Bardolino Bardolino Italy 2023 Silver
Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rosé Australia Australia 2023 Silver
Route de Villeveyrac Specially Selected Rosorange Rosé Occitanie France 2023 Silver
Bijou Terre De Providence Coteaux de Béziers France 2023 Silver
Félix Solís Viña Albali Garnacha Rosé Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver
Les Terroirs du Vertige Chassaux et Fils Vallée du Paradis France 2023 Silver
Alma Cersius Specially Selected Coteaux de Béziers Coteaux de Béziers France 2023 Silver
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Eclat de Soleil Pays d’Oc France 2023 Bronze
BVC Bodegas Toro Loco Rosé Valencia Spain 2023 Bronze
Félix Solís Kingpin Rosé Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Bronze
Kavaklidere Saraplari Egeo Roze Aegean Turkey 2023 Bronze
Evans & Tate Specially Selected Margaret River Rosé Margaret River Australia 2023 Bronze
Durbanville Hills Merlot Rosé Durbanville South Africa 2023 Bronze
Neethlingshof Estate Terrene Odyssey N°1 Rosé Stellenbosch South Africa 2023 Bronze
Marqués De Cáceres Rosé Rioja Spain 2023 Bronze
Arista Wines Stefano Rosé Sicily Italy 2022 Bronze
Viña Luis Felipe Edwards Rosé Classic Central Valley Chile 2023 Bronze
Kintonis Winery Athlon Greek Assyrtiko Syrah Rosé Peloponnese Greece 2023 Bronze
Cavit Mastri Vernacoli Pinot Grigio Rosato Trentino-Alto Adige Italy 2023 Bronze
£10-£15
Gérard Bertrand Hampton Water Languedoc France 2023 Gold
Marisco Vineyards The Ned Rosé Marlborough New Zealand 2023 Gold
Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Rosé Leyda Valley Chile 2022 Gold
Domaine Skouras Cuvée Prestige Rosé Peloponnese Greece 2023 Gold
Château Puech-Haut Okapy Languedoc France 2023 Silver
Yedi Bilgeler Lasos Denizli Turkey 2023 Silver
Marqués De Cáceres Excellens Rosé Rioja Spain 2023 Silver
Cantina La-vis Pinot Grigio Rosé Vigneti delle Dolomiti Trentino Italy 2023 Silver
Stellenview Premium Wines Kruger Family Reserve Rosé Western Cape South Africa 2022 Silver
Tenuta Moraia Il Vanesio Rosato Maremma Toscana DOC Bio Tuscany Italy 2023 Silver
Raimat Abadia Rosado Ecologico Catalunya Spain 2023 Silver
Maison Mirabeau X Provence France 2023 Silver
Maison Gutowski M-G La Dépendance IGP Méditerranée France 2023 Silver
Crama Gabai Miraz Roze Murfatlar Romania 2023 Silver
Domaine de l’Amaurigue Fleur de l’Amaurigue Provence France 2023 Silver
Domaine de l’Amaurigue Domaine de l’Amaurigue Provence France 2023 Silver
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Rosé Bordeaux France 2023 Silver
Domaine Royal de Jarras Pink Flamingo Gris Tête de Cuvée Bio Sable de Camargue France 2023 Silver
Château Puech-Haut Loup du Pic Languedoc France 2023 Silver
Château Puech-Haut Argali Languedoc France 2023 Bronze
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Domaine Haut Gléon Languedoc France 2023 Bronze
Marisco Vineyards Leefield Station Pinot Noir Rosé Marlborough New Zealand 2023 Bronze
Nederburg The Winemasters Rosé Coastal Region South Africa 2023 Bronze
Maison Mirabeau Classic Provence France 2023 Bronze
Bodegas Bilbaínas Viña Pomal Rosado Rioja Spain 2023 Bronze
Château Puech-Haut Watusi Languedoc France 2023 Bronze
Château de Haute-Serre Cybèle de Haute-Serre Occitanie France 2023 Bronze
Gérard Bertrand Gris Blanc Pays d’Oc France 2023 Bronze
Born Rosé Organic Wine Penedès Spain 2023 Bronze
Sogrape Vinhos Mateus Dry Rosé Bairrada Portugal 2023 Bronze
Moulin De Gassac Guilhem Languedoc-Roussillon France 2023 Bronze
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Terre d’Eden Languedoc France 2023 Bronze
Berne En Provence Romance IGP Méditerranée France 2023 Bronze
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Rosé X Mathilde Bordeaux France 2023 Bronze

Still Unoaked Rosé (4g/l or lower; continued)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£10-£15 continued
Domaine Royal de Jarras La Félicité Sable de Camargue France 2023 Bronze
Wakefield Taylors Wines Pinot Noir Rosé McLaren Vale/Clare Valley Australia 2023 Bronze
John Distilleries Picker’s Hand Grenache Karnataka India 2023 Bronze
£15-£20
Watermill Wines Watermill Wines Project Pink Provence France 2023 Gold
Bijou Bijou Provence Provence France 2023 Gold
Feudi di San Gregorio San Greg Campania Italy 2023 Silver
Château La Gordonne Château La Gordonne Vérité du Terroir Bio Provence France 2023 Silver
Maison Mirabeau Pure Provence France 2023 Silver
Château La Gordonne Summertime Provence France 2023 Silver
Torre Mora Scalunera Etna Rosato DOC Bio Sicily Italy 2023 Silver
Folc Dry English Rosé Kent UK 2023 Silver
Château Puech-Haut Theyron Languedod France 2023 Silver
Les Chais Du Sud Coteaux d’Aix Rosé Provence France 2023 Silver
Château Gassier Le Pas du Moine Provence France 2023 Silver
Chivite Fincas Rosado Navarra Spain 2023 Silver
Ktima Avantis Avantis Estate Rosé Euboea Greece 2023 Silver
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Y by 11 Minutes Rosé Trevenezie IGT Veneto Italy 2021 Silver
Maison Saint Aix AIX Rosé Provence France 2023 Silver
Wakefield Taylors Wines Taylor Made Pinot Noir Rosé Adelaide Hills Australia 2023 Silver
Domaine Royal de Jarras Favet 9/10 Domaine Royal de Jarras Tête de Cuvée Bio Sable de Camargue France 2022 Silver
Domaine Royal de Jarras Tête de Cuvée Gris de Gris Bio Sable de Camargue France 2023 Silver
Joseph Mellot Reuilly Rosé Loire France 2023 Silver
Leone de Castris Five Roses Rosato IGT Salento Puglia Italy 2023 Silver
Poplar Grove Winery Rosé Okanagan Valley Canada 2023 Bronze
Madrevite La Bisbetica Rosé Umbria Italy 2023 Bronze
De Bortoli Wines Rosé Rosé King Valley Australia 2023 Bronze
Paçaeli Bagcilik ve Sarapcilik Çalkarasi Blush Aegean Turkey 2023 Bronze
Berne en Provence Inspiration Provence France 2023 Bronze
Leone de Castris Five Roses Anniversario Rosato IGT Salento Puglia Italy 2023 Bronze
Maison Mirabeau Etoile Provence France 2023 Bronze
Cellier des Chartreux Tavel Rosé – Les Hautes Roches Rhône France 2023 Bronze
Tinazzi San Giorgio – Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGP Kleio Puglia Italy 2023 Bronze
Planeta Rosé Sicily Italy 2023 Bronze
Robin Baum Wines RBW Etna Rosato DOC Sicily Italy 2022 Bronze
Cantina Tollo Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOP Biologico Insetti Abruzzo Italy 2023 Bronze
£20-£30
Château la Gordonne La Chapelle Tête de Cuvée Bio Provence France 2023 Gold
Balfour Winery Nannette’s Rosé Kent UK 2023 Gold
Ultimate Provence Up Rosé Provence France 2023 Gold
Balfour Winery Nannette’s Rosé Kent UK 2022 Silver
Caves d’Esclans Whispering Angel Provence France 2023 Silver
Domaines Ott By.Ott Provence France 2023 Silver
Léoube Rosé De Léoube Provence France 2023 Silver
Château Sainte Roseline Cru Classé Roseline Prestige Provence France 2023 Silver
Léoube Love by Léoube Provence France 2023 Silver
Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Amistà Provence France 2023 Silver
Domaine de Reuilly Les Fossiles Reuilly France 2023 Silver
Wakefield Taylors Wines Taylors Aromantiques Rosé Clare Valley Australia 2023 Silver
Château Minuty Prestige Rosé Provence France 2023 Silver
Château Minuty Rosé et Or Provence France 2023 Silver
Poplar Grove Winery Lakeview Rosé Okanagan Valley Canada 2022 Bronze
Joseph Mellot Sancerre Le Rabault Rosé Loire France 2023 Bronze
Château des Demoiselles Château des Demoiselles Provence France 2023 Bronze
Chamlija Rosé de Strandja Strandja Mountains Turkey 2023 Bronze
Maison Gutowski M-G Réserve Provence France 2023 Bronze
Cantina Tollo Hedòs Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOP Abruzzo Italy 2023 Bronze
Domaine de l’Amaurigue Le Grand de l’Amaurigue Provence France 2023 Bronze
Château Sainte Roseline Lampe de Méduse Rosé Provence France 2023 Bronze
Joseph Mellot Sancerre Le Rabault Rosé Loire France 2022 Bronze
Les Chais Du Sud Côtes De Provence Rosé Provence France 2023 Bronze

 

Still Unoaked Rosé (4g/l or lower; continued)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
£30-£50
Rosa 32 Levant Provence France 2022 Gold
Bodegas Ysios Rosé Rioja Spain 2023 Gold
Aaldering Vineyards & Wines Women of the World Pinotage Rosé Stellenbosch South Africa 2023 Gold
Léoube Secret de Léoube Provence France 2023 Silver
Château Sainte Roseline Collection Cru Classé Provence France 2023 Silver
Cantina Tollo Deivai Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOP Abruzzo Italy 2022 Silver
Rosa 32 Libeccio Provence France 2022 Bronze
£50-£70
Château Minuty 281 Provence France 2023 Master
Château La Gordonne Le Cirque des Grives Bio Provence France 2022 Gold
Léoube Léoube Collector Provence France 2022 Bronze

Still Unoaked Medium-dry Rosé (4g/l-12g/l)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Cramele Recas Balauri Rosé Banat Romania 2023 Silver
Cramele Recas Calusari Pinot Roze Recas Romania 2023 Silver
Cono Sur Orgánico Rosé Bío-Bío Chile 2023 Silver
Félix Solís The Guv’nor Rosé Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver
Félix Solís Mucho Más Rosé Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver
Bodegas y Viñedos Fontana Mesta Organic Tempranillo Rosado Uclés Spain 2023 Silver
Cramele Recas Paparuda Merlot Recas Romania 2023 Silver
Salcuta NJOY Pinot Grigio Blush tefan Voda Moldova 2023 Bronze
Cramele Recas Sanziana Pinot Grigio Roze Recas Romania 2023 Bronze
Salcuta ENO Noble Rosé tefan Voda Moldova 2023 Bronze
Cramele Recas Wildflower Pinot Rosé Recas Romania 2023 Bronze
Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir Rosé Bío-Bío Chile 2023 Bronze
Cramele Recas Food Pairing Pinot Roze Recas Romania 2023 Bronze
£10-£15
Langmeil Winery Bella Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Barossa Valley Australia 2023 Silver
Cellier des Chartreux Gard Rosé La Nuit Tous Les Chats Sont Gris Gard France 2023 Silver
Tinazzi Duca delle Corone Primitivo Rosato Salento IGP Puglia Italy 2023 Bronze
£15-£20
Ktima Avantis Lenga Pink Evia Greece 2023 Silver
Cantine San Marzano Tramari Rosé di Primitivo Salento IGP Puglia Italy 2023 Silver
Masseria Altemura Zinzula Rosé Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGT Puglia Italy 2023 Bronze
£20-£30
Yotes Court Vineyard Best Turned Out Pinot Meunier Rosé Kent UK 2022 Bronze

Still Unoaked Sweet Rosé (12g/l+)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Domaine Asseray Rosé d’Anjou Loire Valley France 2023 Bronze

Still Oaked Dry Rosé (4g/l or lower)

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal
Under £10
Sogrape Vinhos Mélange à Trois Rosé Dão Portugal 2022 Silver
Alves de Sousa Rosé da Gaivosa Douro Portugal 2023 Bronze
£10-£15
Kavaklidere Saraplari Côtes d’Avanos Roze Cappadocia Turkey 2022 Gold
Azienda Agraria Carlo Marco Carini Le Cupe Umbria Italy 2022 Silver
Olianas Rosato Sardinia Italy 2023 Silver
Justino’s Madeira Wines Colombo DOP Madeirense Rosé Madeira Portugal 2022 Silver
Gérard Bertrand Art de Vivre Languedoc France 2023 Bronze
£15-£20
Gérard Bertrand Source Of Joy Languedoc France 2023 Gold
Château de la Selve l’Audacieuse Ardèche France 2022 Gold
Les Vignobles Foncalieu Château Haut Gléon Corbières France 2023 Silver
De Bortoli Wines La Bohème Act 2 Dry Rosé Yarra Valley Australia 2023 Silver
Res Fortes Rosé Roussillon France 2023 Silver
Château Puech-Haut Tête de Belier Languedoc France 2023 Silver
Domaine d’Aussières Château d’Aussières Languedoc France 2022 Silver
Bijou Éminence de Bijou Coteaux de Béziers France 2023 Silver
VIK La Piu Belle Rosé Cachapoal Valley Chile 2023 Silver
£20-£30
Chivite Colección 125 Rosado Navarra Spain 2022 Gold
Caves d’Esclans Rock Angel Provence France 2022 Gold
Domaine Skouras Peplo Rosé Peloponnese Greece 2023 Silver
£30-£50
Alves de Sousa Quinta da Gaivosa Rosa Celeste Rosé Douro Portugal 2021 Gold
Château d’Esclans Château d’Esclans Provence France 2022 Gold
Marchesi Frescobaldi Aurea Gran Rosé Tuscany Italy 2022 Gold
Château Sainte Roseline La Chapelle de Sainte Roseline Cru Classé Provence France 2023 Silver
£50-£70
Château d’Esclans Les Clans Provence France 2022 Gold
Château Gassier Elevae Provence France 2019 Gold
£100+
Gérard Bertrand Clos du Temple Languedoc France 2023 Master
Château d’Esclans Garrus Provence France 2022 Gold

About the competition

With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Global Rosé Masters provides a chance for your wines to shine. The 2024 competition was judged on 2 May at Great Scotland Yard Hotel in 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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