An elegant, complex, and beautifully textured Cru Classé Côtes de Provence Rosé, combining the freshness of Provence with unusual depth and gastronomic character.
The 2025 Grande Réserve Rosé opens with delicate flowers, ripe vineyard peach and exotic fruit before revealing a silky, generous palate of rose, blood orange and subtle tropical fruit.
Fresh yet substantial, this is a serious Provence rosé designed not only for the aperitif, but also for the dining table.
Region: Provence, France
Appellation: Côtes de Provence AOP
Vintage: 2025
Classification: Cru Classé
Grapes: Grenache · Cinsault · Tibouren · Syrah · Carignan
Alcohol: 12.5% ABV
Soil: Clayey Sandstone
Yield: Approximately 40 hl/ha
Vinification: Six-hour skin maceration followed by gentle pressing and cool fermentation
Style: Dry Gastronomic Rosé
The multi-varietal blend gives Grande Réserve considerably more complexity than a simple Provence rosé.
Grenache provides ripe fruit and generosity; Cinsault contributes delicacy and freshness; Tibouren brings distinctive Mediterranean character; while Syrah and Carignan add structure, spice and depth.
Nose:
Elegant and beautifully perfumed, with violet, jasmine and rose petals layered with ripe vineyard peach, lychee and mango.
Palate:
Generous and silky, with ripe peach and exotic fruit complemented by delicate rose and a refreshing note of blood orange.
The fruit is expressive without becoming overly sweet or heavy, supported by freshness and an attractive underlying structure.
Structure:
Medium-bodied with a notably smooth, almost velvety texture. More substantial than a typical aperitif rosé, yet balanced by refreshing acidity and elegant fruit.
Finish:
Long and refined, with lingering floral notes, ripe stone fruit, and refreshing citrus.
Grande Réserve Rosé sits at the heart of Château de Saint-Martin's historic Cru Classé Côtes de Provence collection.
Unlike the lightest styles of Provence rosé, Grande Réserve is deliberately more complex and gastronomic.
Its blend of five traditional Mediterranean varieties creates layers of floral, stone-fruit and exotic-fruit character, while the clayey sandstone soils and careful vinification contribute texture and structure.
The 2025 vintage is particularly expressive, showing a beautiful combination of violet, jasmine and rose alongside ripe peach, lychee, mango and blood orange.
The result is a sophisticated rosé with genuine presence at the table: floral, generous, silky and wonderfully fresh.
The 2025 vintage gives Grande Réserve an especially aromatic and generous personality.
The bouquet is highly expressive, moving from delicate flowers toward ripe vineyard peach and exotic fruit.
On the palate, the wine becomes broader and more textured, with rose and blood orange bringing freshness and definition to the richer fruit profile.
It is already drinking beautifully and should remain expressive over the next several years.
Drink now – 2029
The 2025 is immediately enjoyable for its vibrant aromatics and youthful fruit, but Grande Réserve has enough concentration and structure to develop gracefully for several years.
With additional bottle age, expect the youthful peach and exotic-fruit character to become softer and more savory while the wine develops greater complexity.
Serving Temperature: 8–10°C
Serve well chilled as an aperitif, but allow the wine to warm toward 10°C when accompanying food. Its aromatic complexity and texture become considerably more expressive as the temperature rises slightly.
Grande Réserve is a genuinely gastronomic rosé and can comfortably accompany richer dishes than many Provence rosés.
Excellent with:
Sea Bream · Salmon · Tuna · Lobster · Grilled Prawns · Mediterranean Fish · Roast Chicken · Quail · Duck Breast · Burrata · Provençal Vegetables · Mediterranean Cuisine
Pair with Provençal-style grilled sea bream, seared salmon, or Caribbean lobster.
For something more adventurous, serve with duck breast and cherry compote. The wine has enough structure and ripe fruit to complement the duck, while its blood-orange freshness provides an elegant contrast to the richness of the dish.
This Provence rosé deserves a place at the dinner table rather than simply beside the pool.
For The Tasting Room, I would position Grande Réserve as the gastronomic choice within the Saint-Martin rosé collection—a step up in texture and complexity for guests who want rosé with enough substance to carry through an entire meal.
