Burgundy and Pinot Noir need a wider glass to allow a more generous exchange of air and wine surface to release the delicate fruit.
The same is even more true for rosé.
Yet, almost everywhere, including Provence, rosé is served in a skinny white wine glass.
One time over dinner at his home – Chateau Les Trois Croix – in Fronsac, Patrick Leon (1943 – 2018) served Garrus, the top wine of Chateau d’Esclans. (Following his retirement after almost two decades at Mouton Rothschild, Leon was engaged by Sacha Lichine as Chief Winemaker at Chateau d’Esclans which he had acquired in 2006).
After first tasting Garrus in a white wine glass, I asked Patrick if he had Burgundy glasses which he duly brought out and poured Garrus into.
Twirling the rosé, nosing it, and sipping Garrus again, Patrick’s face lit up. His smile said it all.
It was as if we were tasting another wine!
