Review: NV Forever Young Rose Cotes de Provence

Forever Young is a new Côtes de Provence rosé clearly built with summer, parties, and bachelorettes all in mind. It’s a nonvintage offering, blended from 40% cinsault, 55% grenache, and 5% syrah and featuring a trendy glass stopper instead of a cork. Let’s give it a whirl.

Brutally floral, with a secondary punch of strawberry. Lots of creamy Twinkie filling in the mix here, which impregnates the experience with vanilla and, later, citrus peel. There’s more citrus as the wine develops, but it’s filtered through a huge amount of sweet dessert notes, giving the finish a very doughy, cream-soaked quality, almost gummy at times. Floral notes persevere over all of it — some good, some on the overpowering side. All told, it works for a glass, but you’ll need a mealtime companion for a second.

B / $26 / foreveryoungwines.com

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