July

The sweltering summer is just as good for light and well-chilled reds as it is for crispy whites or powdery-coloured rosés. Moreover, due to their delicious sourness, they appear to be even more thirst-quenching than the latter options. 

Based on our tasting, we narrowed the line down to nine super rosés and an extra champagne: among them a great classic of our Provence selection, the Figuiere estate, which has been organic since 1979; the ethereal Chateau La Coste, where biodynamically cultivated grapes are harvested; and the delicately rustic, ancient Sainte-Magdeleine, too. Among the local wineries, the Sebestyén siblings come closest to the world of Provence with their Szél rosé, and likewise the Lajvér blend from Szekszárd is also a great experience. The ripe rosé of the Ruppert family won us over with its freshness and fine oak use, which is rare for a Villány wine; and finally, a true pioneer, one of the first four-season rosés, Tihany, closes the line.