“Anyone who enjoys dry rosé should keep a few bottles of this on hand…”

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Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé has long been a favorite of ours, going back to at least 2003. I’ve been meaning to pick one up and review it here since rebooting Tasting Notes from the Underground last January, but a succession of lower priced dry rosés kept popping up, and that’s not a bad thing, since they’ve all been quite good. This one does weigh in at just above my preferred price range ($10-20), but drop one in a 6-pack for the 10% discount at Holiday Market in Royal Oak, and it comes down to $18 and change. This is perfectly acceptable for this delightful libation, and a helluva lot cheaper than our other old favorite, Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé, which has risen in price to the point where we simply choose not to spend anywhere from $50-60 a bottle for it. (Lately, I’m feeling that way about a lot of the Kermit Lynch catalog. I mean, the wines are damned good, but the prices keep going up, and I buy less and less of them as time goes on. Perhaps that’s a good subject for a future blog entry.)

I finally decided to pick up the current vintage of Bargemone Rosé last week, and I was reminded once again why we have always enjoyed it so much in years past. Continue reading →