La Bernarde -- 2019 ‘Les Hauts du Luc’ Rosé (Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre, Rolle, Syrah) -- Cotes de Provence, France these far Northern Pinot Noirs

these far Northern Pinot Noirs have shed their rusticity

To continue the Barolo metaphor

The wind is so ferocious that each hoyo is surrounded by rock walls for protection

the vineyard is so steep that a ladder is necessary to go from terrace to terrace

La Bernarde -- 2019 ‘Les Hauts du Luc’ Rosé (Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre, Rolle, Syrah) -- Cotes de Provence, France these far Northern Pinot NoirsWith the highest vineyards in the Cotes de Provence appellation at 350 meters (it even gets snow during the winter), stony limestone soils and certified organically grown grapes coming exclusively from its estate vineyards, La Bernarde is a very rare wine. Must be expensive, right? Amazingly it is not, and thus makes the cut for Kompas Wine Club. Composed of 46% Cinsault, 27% Grenache, 11% Mourvedre, 9% Rolle, 7% Syrah, this is Ros for any time of