Domaine Gavoty La Cigale Rose, IGP Var, France 2022 Kate Arnold On the palate light coffee

On the palate light coffee beans

offering bitter pear skin and peach pit flavors underscored by a gingery element

The nose reveals black and blue fruits

fruity aromas of plum and cherry

but also with a Spanish paella pan with seafood and saffron rice

Domaine Gavoty La Cigale Rose, IGP Var, France 2022 Kate Arnold On the palate light coffeeTwenty of Gavotys fifty hectares of vines are classified as Vin de Pays du Var, as they are situated on flatter land than the slopes used for their Ctes de Provence cuves. Built around roughly equal proportions of Grenache and Cinsault, with a small amount of Carignan and a splash of Syrah, La Cigale (named for the ubiquitous cicadas that populate the region) is charmingly juicy yet salty and dry, with nice length for a wine of its modest appellation.