2023 Cuvée Augusta Rosé, Leos

• Style: Crisp, mineral-driven rosé
• Taste: White flowers, wild strawberry, saline limestone minerality, creamy texture
• Food: Charcuterie, grilled seafood, salads, anchovies
• Occasion: Aperitivo, summer drinking, Sunday lunch, weeknight
• Serve: Chilled, drink within 1–2 years of vintage

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

White flowers and wild strawberry leap from the glass with a saline, stony undertone that speaks to the shallow limestone plateau where these vines grow. On the palate, creaminess from Bourboulenc sits alongside the red-fruit snap that Grenache & Garnacha brings to dry rosé at its best—held together by bright, mineral acidity and bone-dry length. This is a rosé that drinks like something altogether more serious than its pale colour suggests.

The Winery — Domaine de Leos

Situated on the Vaucluse limestone plateau near Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, where the Luberon, Mont Ventoux and Alpilles converge, Domaine de Leos is a collaboration between French owner Patrick Bruel and Nicolas Jaboulet of Domaine les Alexandrins in the Northern Rhône. Their shared passion for wines of real character inspired them to craft a rosé expressing the unique terroir of this site. The 2023 vintage emerged from a challenging growing season—wet spring, early frost pressure, then scorching summer heat—which forced the team to be ruthless in the vineyard. Fruit was pressed overnight to capture cool mountain air and concentrated character. Fermented cool at around 14°C to preserve delicate primary aromas, the blend comprises 60% Grenache for structure and ripe red-fruit character, 20% Vermentino (Rolle) for aromatic lift, and 20% Bourboulenc for creamy, textural quality. The wine is organic and naturally corked.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine that will sing with grilled seafood, charcuterie, anchovies, or a composed salad on a warm evening. Its precision and food-friendly nature make it equally at home as an aperitivo or the centrepiece of a relaxed lunch. Chill and drink within a year or two of vintage; it's at its brightest now. If you're building a collection of France's finest rosés, this deserves a place. Explore more from our Dry Rosé range and discover what precision viticulture and cool-climate fermentation can achieve in the Mediterranean IGP.