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Whether you know it by name or not, Grolleau may well have snuck its way into your glass over the years, likely presented in rosé or sparkling style by way of Anjou, Saumur or Touraine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGrolleau famously offers pigmented punch, deriving its name from the french \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003egrolle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emeaning crow, a nod to its deep noir berries. Despite the brooding character it offers the eye, its thin skins make for slightly stilted red wines, with limited tannin and phenolic profile. Winemakers are suckers for a challenge, and certainly there are some light and bright Grolleau reds getting around, but where this grape truly serves its community is through the blushing pink hues it brings to rosés. Rosé d’Anjou is the appellation to turn to if you fancy sampling Grolleau in its most celebrated off-dry styling.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hauts-baigneux-spontane-rose-pet-nat-2018","title":"Hauts Baigneux - Spontané Rosé Pet Nat 2018","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis ambitious project started with Nicolas Grosbois and Philippe Mesnier purchasing 12 hectares of vines in unknown (but awesome) Azay-le-Rideau. Now they make some of the best “vins de soif” around. Unpretentious but elegant wines, with that Loire Valley sense of place. Like these beady bubbles, full of cranberry, white peach and brioche, impersonating wines of twice the price. 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