2016 Rimauresq Cru Classé Rosé, Côtes de Provence; New Zealand Villa Maria Rosé; 2017 Red Knot by Shingleback, McLaren Vale ; 2016 Artea Alpes De Haute Provence Rosé

The 2016 Rimauresq Cru Classé Rosé, Côtes de Provence smells of roses, Turkish delight and honey. On the palate, it is extremely dry, but elegant and sophisticated. And in colour it is a beautiful pale pink perfection. Part of the problem of paying a lot for a Rosé is that practically any Provencal, Pinot-Noir based Rosé cannot, I repeat, cannot go wrong. And there are cheap ones around.

The New Zealand Villa Maria Rosé smells of vanilla and strawberries and cream, and is a pale rosy pink in colour. The palate is dry with some tartish length. Hawks Bay is usually a good source of wine from NZ and this is definitely a good Rosé.

The 2017 Red Knot by Shingleback of McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills is traditionally (it's Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Grenache) salmon pink in colour and smells, traditionally, of vanilla cream and strawberries in its beautiful perfume, and is dry on the palate. 

When you see the 2016 Artea Alpes De Haute Provence Rosé around locally, do not go past it. It is truly one of the great drinking Rosés. It has a very simple black-and-white label., and the trad salmon-ballet-pink colour.