Rosé has a long history as a much loved and often preferred choice of wine. Indeed, there’s reason to believe that the earliest red wines were closer in appearance to today’s modern rosé than we would think of as modern red wine.
We spent the weekend at Hambledon Vineyard, sampling the wines and their Cuvée Rosé wine. No one can sayIan Kellethas rushed his development at Hambledon Wines. Having taken over the UK’s oldest commercial vineyard in 1999, he spent years ensuring he had the right vine clones and rootstock to deliver the highest quality sparkling wine possible on Hambledon’s chalky soil.