A rosé wine ranked for the first time # 1 in sales of French wine sales in the United States in 2016 (excluding champagnes and sparkling wines), according to a Nielsen report cited by the Château d’Esclans estate which the product near Fréjus in the Var under the name “Whispering Angel”.

A rosé wine ranked for the first time # 1 in sales of French wine sales in the United States in 2016 (excluding champagnes and sparkling wines), according to a Nielsen report cited by the Château d’Esclans estate which the product near Fréjus in the Var under the name “Whispering Angel”.

The Côtes-de-Provence appellation estate, located in La Motte, is managed by a great name from the Bordeaux-based viticulture, Sacha Alexis Lichine, in collaboration with the oenologist Patrick Léon, former director of Château Mouton Rothschild.

“Whispering Angel”, marketed about 22 dollars a bottle public price, is assembled on the estate and made from grenache, cinsault, rolle, syrah and carignan, according to a strict specifications.

SUCCESS OF FRENCH ROSÉ WINES IN THE UNITED STATES

Since the creation of the brand in 2006, sales have exploded. In 2017, the domain plans to ship 3.7 million bottles in the United States, about 30% more than in 2016 (2.9 million bottles, + 55% compared to 2015).

Unlike “Whispering Angel”, the three other wines of Château d’Esclans come exclusively from the estate’s 44 hectares of vines, including the Garrus cuvée, a gastronomy rosé made from Grenache and Rolle, whose price makes it rosé. the most expensive in the world (90 euros TTC, public price in the vault).

More broadly, the Nielsen report cited by the Château d’Esclans demonstrates the success of French rosés in the United States with a Côtes-du-Lubéron third in terms of turnover in the same ranking of 2016, behind a Beaujolais-Village and in front of another rosé appellation Côtes-de-Provence from the Miraval estate owned by Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.