Merlot Rosé
78/100
The short takeStrawberry, raspberry, and rose on the nose, then light red fruit, watermelon, and gentle sweetness. The finish is short and floral. A clean, easy rosé that stays pleasant and never builds a longer line.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Well chilled, in a wine glass.
Who it’s for A cold aperitif when you want light red fruit and rose, not a structured rosé.
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TDS Wineprint
This pour · documented production
In the glass
- Nose
- Strawberry and raspberry come forward together, with rose petal laid over the fruit. The aroma stays light and clean — red berry and flower, not jam.
- Palate
- Light red fruit and watermelon carry a soft frame. Sweetness is gentle rather than sugary, and the acidity stays soft, so the wine never snaps back into a tighter shape. The middle is easy and light — pleasant fruit, gentle sweetness, and a softness that matches the nose without adding weight.
- Finish
- Short. Berry and a slight floral note fade together and leave almost nothing behind — a brief floral-berry close, slightly sweet, with no bitter tail.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Acidity
- Soft acidity
- Body
- Light body
- Finish length
- Short finish
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
The nose is the most rosé-like part — strawberry, raspberry, rose petal. The palate is lighter and softer, closer to gentle fruit than to a dry Merlot frame.
The wine
The close gives the wine away. Berry and a little rose hang for a moment, then the glass is done — a short floral fade, slightly sweet, with nothing left to chew on.
Strawberry and raspberry lead the aroma. Rose petal sits on the fruit rather than behind it, a light flower note, not a perfume. In the mouth the same light red fruit continues, and watermelon joins it. Sweetness is gentle. The texture stays easy, and the middle does not tighten into a drier line or a longer one. Balance holds because nothing is loud: the sweetness does not turn candied, and the rose does not smother the berry. It is a clean, softly sweet Merlot rosé. It does the fruit it promised, and then it stops.
Seventy-eight is for that pleasant, limited glass. The aroma is the most convincing part — strawberry, raspberry, rose — and the palate is lighter and softer than the nose suggests. Chill it and drink it as an aperitif, in a wine glass, before a meal rather than with a heavy plate. The strawberry and watermelon stay bright enough when the bottle is cold. Let it warm and the gentle sweetness shows more, while the short finish feels even shorter.
78 sits below the median of the 34 dealcoholized Rosé bottles we've tasted.
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Research notes
ProofNoMore US copy says German de-alcoholized — see discrepancies.
Where to buy
- GOODVINES
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Checked 22 Sep 2026
- Package
750 ml
- Typical price
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$16.99 / package
- Also listed
- GOODVINES — Merlot Rosé de-alcoholized 0,75l (DE) · Producer
- Availability
goodvines.de; US specialty retail including ProofNoMore
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Product facts
- Producer
- GOODVINES Getränke GmbH (Heidelberg)
- Origin
Hungary- Residual sugar
- 38.0 g/L
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml (25.4 fl oz)
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Country: Country field follows producer DE shop (Hungary). Brand is Heidelberg-based.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented4 facts
- Retailer sourced7 facts
- Unverified2 facts
Production record
One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.
- Classification
- Verified
- Method
- Named method
- ABV
- Exact declaration
- Origin
- Documented
- Record
- Has open discrepancy
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Retail listing goodvines.de
- Volume
- Country (sources disagree)
- Producer
- Style
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Note
- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- Barcode digits are printed on the cited page.
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- Region
- Unable to re-verify on 2026-10-03.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
- ReviewedReviewed and published.
- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
- Fact corrected · CountryCorrected from Germany to Hungary. A bulk metadata pass on 2026-10-04 replaced the wine origin printed on the goodvines.de shop with the brand location. Restored Hungary, as the country discrepancy already records.
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Structure
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