Youve likely heard about the earthly paradise in Cassis that is Clos Sainte Magdeleine. You may even know the story of how, on his way from Barcelona to Salzburg in 1969, Kermit serendipitously stopped in this Provenal port villagebefore importing wine had crossed his mindand fell for the local dry white wine made here.
Wehave now worked with Clos Sainte Magdeleine for almost forty years, and while they have always represented the pinnacle of Cassis wine traditions, their whites and ross have continued to improve steadily through conversion to organic viticulture, experimentation with biodynamics, and increasingly rigorous practices in the cellar. They have also refused to rest on their laurels by continuing to push the envelope in other ways, namely through new cuves, such as this exquisite, terroir-driven Ctes de Provence ros.
Winemaker Jonathan Sacks father has called Clos Sainte Magdeleines wine Provenal sunshine in a glass, but this ros has real depth in addition to its sunny charm. Its a terroir-driven wine that evokes the very earth of Provence. As if the grapes were infused with that salty sea air and wild sagebrush, there are hints of each, along with crisp lemony nuances and a whole lot of those ripe little strawberries for sale at roadside markets.