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Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome . It's Domain Day from CheapWineFightercom , again with another podcast , like always . I think this is the second one of 2025 . This is the Domain de la Croix Irresistible Rosé 2023 . And it's perfect for winter because it's from Saint-Tropez .
Speaker 1
0:30
There are this is something I just learned today there's 18 Cru Classified vineyards in Provence and Domaine de Le Croix is one of them . It's not like Crewe Vineyards , like it is in Burgundy or Champagne or something . It's a designation for the 18 best wineries and it was given in 1955 . And there's all sorts of people complaining that they should have updated it and they haven't . But that's beside the point and this is a wine of rosé , wine that lists for $20 and , like I said , um casu has got it for $9.99 . So there you go , it's a pretty good price for this wine . It's like rosés , like , are always going to be a uh , a blend , or almost always going to be , and this , or almost always going to be a blend , this is Grenache , cinsault , morvedra , vermentino , syrah , I mean that type of thing . That's typical , and it's from a state vineyard on a kind of peninsula near San Tropez . So if you're freezing and cold and you want to at least have something warm , well , it's not warm . You have to have these things cold , but just a taste of the south of France . Well , this will do it . I'm going to take a sip .
Speaker 1
2:04
It's a really nice , nice , well-made wine . What do you think it's ? It's got it's got two different types of spice . It's got like rounded smooth spice and it's got a little like rough edge spice and it's got a really nice mix of fruit citrus to go along with these two different spices . And then it's got a little bit of creaminess to it , maybe from the strudel leaves . This is no oak in here . They made it in stainless steel and it's pretty good . I mean it's got a nice length to it . It's got nice balance to it . There's a nice interplay of the flavors . You know the citrus is a little tart , the fruit , well , the fruit's a little tart .
Speaker 1
2:50
It's a rosé from Provence , but it all works together really seamlessly and really nicely . It's a really pretty rosé . And here's the thing there's a lot of inexpensive Provence rosés out there . I mean it's . You can get $100 wines , but you know you can get them under $20 left and right , but for a value price . Rosé this I'll say the name again Domaine de la Croix Irresistible Rosé 2023 is really a bargain . I mean you're getting a step up for a price probably lower than most of the other ones . The other ones are good too .
Speaker 1
3:31
I'm not saying this is good and they're bad by any sense of the imagination . I'm going to take another sip Because that just wouldn't be true . But this thing is tasting really nice , really balanced , light-bodied , but it's got some texture , some flavor to it . It kind of lingers a bit , which is always nice , and you put a little chill on it . It's got a pretty bottle Pain in the butt to get the cork out .
Speaker 1
4:05
It's one of those things where the cork normally doesn't have a plastic seal on it , but it has a plastic seal on it , so it makes it harder to get the cork out . But that's beside the point and it's also one of the weird things about it . I went on their website to look up what's going on . Most of it was in French and when I had to do the age verification and location verification the USA it wasn't in there . So I was like what ? I mean ? They had Afghanistan , like they don't drink wine in Afghanistan . So I don't know what they were thinking . But I don't .
Speaker 1
4:36
Maybe Costco's the only people that bring this in the United States ? But I don't think so . I checked the web and there was prices out there . So if you're in Costco and you're looking for a summer time wine in winter , this rose will do it for you . It's a really well-made rose . It's doesn't take itself seriously , but it is a serious wine . The domain de la Croix also has a higher-end rose . It's probably more expensive I didn't check that one out .
Speaker 1
5:02
But this one has a higher-end rosé . It's probably more expensive I didn't check that one out , but this one has a lot going for it for a really low price $10 for a rosé and it's just clear . You could check your email while looking through the glass . It's really nice , it's well-made , tastes great and it kind of hits the spot on a cold winter day in Chicago where it snowed . So that's it for me . Domain Dave CheapWineFightercom . Like us where you like your podcasts , because that's a good thing to do , and keep it cheap . I've got a single vineyard mall back coming up next . So adios , keep it cheap . I'll be talking to you in a few days . Adios , bye-bye , thank you .
