In the glass

Nose
Watermelon and cherry, with a soft red-berry lift.
Palate
Simple and cheerful — berry fruit up front, gentle acidity, a touch of sweetness that keeps it easy.
Finish
Short and clean; more refreshment than structure.
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Structure

Sweetness
Off-dry
Acidity
Bright acidity
Finish length
Short finish

How wine-like is it?

Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.

Friendly pink fruit, not a structured rosé. Watermelon and cherry up front, gentle acid, a touch of sweetness. It refreshes, stays simple, and the close is clean and short.

The wine

Ambition stops early: a short, clean close that offers more refreshment than hold.

Before that brief exit, watermelon and cherry open with a soft red-berry lift — cheerful aromatics, nothing deep. The sip is simple and bright enough: berry fruit up front, gentle acidity, a touch of sweetness that keeps it easy. Off-dry, short finish, no bitter edge, no long line to argue with. The berry is pleasant; it just does not stay. Watermelon leads; cherry and red berry fill in behind without adding a second act or a darker fruit note.

Well chilled, it does the job of a cold pink pour — fruit first, sweetness soft, then gone. The flaw is not a fault note; it is how quickly the berry leaves after that cheerful open. Watermelon, cherry, red berry, gentle acid, a clean short close. Reach for it cold when refreshment matters more than length, and do not ask the ending to do more than it offers. Cheerful, simple, and honest about being a short glass: bright enough for the first sip, quiet after the second. Cold pink fruit, gentle sweetness, clean exit — that is the whole pour, and well chilled is the only serve that helps it.

78 is typical of the 33 dealcoholized Rosé bottles we've tasted.

The bottle

Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Research notes

Vivino lists the wine as 'Be Free De-Alcoholised Rosé,' and a retailer listing describes 'a gentle de-alcoholisation method'; the specific named technology is not published. Peter Mertes KG says on its company page that it operates its own vacuum distillation plant for dealcoholization; it does not tie Be Free to that plant, so the technique stays undeclared.

Where to buy

Package

750 ml

109,95 SEK (75 cl) — Supervin

Availability

Total Wine & More (US); European retailers including Supervin (SE/DK)

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Product facts

Producer
Peter Mertes (manufacturer: Peter Mertes KG, Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel, Germany)
Origin
Mosel, Germany
Residual sugar
47.2 g/L
Bottle / can
750 ml (75 cl retail listings)

Sources & verification

Facts checked Oct 2026 Method: not disclosed Conflicts: none Show details Hide details

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Evidence at a glance

  • Distributor sourced1 fact
  • Retailer sourced8 facts
  • Historical documentation1 fact
  • Unverified2 facts

Sources

  • Distributor / importer supervin.se

    • Sugar
    Distributor sourced
  • Retail listing supervin.se

    • ABV
    • Country
    • Volume
    • Production
    • Price
    Retailer sourced
    Note
    Production
    Supervin: gentle dealcoholization (varsam avalkoholisering) of selected wines.
  • Retail listing auchan.zakaz.ua

    • Producer
    • Ingredients
    • Calories
    Retailer sourced
    Note
    Producer
    Unable to re-verify on 2026-10-03.
  • Retail listing Retail listing

    • Availability
    Historical documentation
    Note
    Availability
    Source URL unreachable; no living replacement found on 2026-09-22. Source URL unreachable; no living replacement found on 2026-09-22.
  • Cited source vivino.com

    • Region
    Unverified
  • Community database Community database

    • Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Unverified
    Note
    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing Unable to re-verify on 2026-10-10.

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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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  2. UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.