Rare Rosé
84/100
The short takeAn enjoyable sparkling rosé. Smooth texture, a refreshing balance, and a raspberry line you can follow are the strengths. Floral detail supports the fruit, and sweetness stays measured. Consistency is the limit: worth pouring again, and a second bottle is likely rather than sure.
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In the glass
- Appearance
- Dark pink, moving toward red, with a fine bead in the glass.
- Nose
- Raspberry leads, and a floral aroma comes with it. Nothing else steps in front of the fruit. The berry is what the glass announces.
- Palate
- The berry continues onto a smooth, bright palate, and floral hints stay a detail rather than a second theme. Sweetness is held back. The balance is refreshing, so the fruit remains the point of the sip.
- Finish
- Medium in length, and still fruity and refreshing. The close follows what the palate already set, rather than turning toward a new flavor.
Structure and likeness Show Hide
Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Carbonation
- Soft bead
- Finish length
- Medium finish
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
A fine bead and a raspberry line, with floral detail around the fruit, make this readable as sparkling rosé. Smoothness is what makes the style convincing. The flavor range stays narrow.
The wine
The case for eighty-four is how the glass holds together, not a single showy note. Color runs dark pink toward red. A fine bead keeps the pour looking like sparkling rosé. Raspberry defines the aroma, a floral note beside it, and nothing else crowds in. The idea is clear, and it is a small one.
The sip is where the wine becomes worth pouring. Berry continues, smooth rather than sharp, and the floral hint stays a detail. Sweetness is present and kept on a short leash, so the fruit stays the subject and the impression stays refreshing. Smoothness could have slumped. Freshness is what refuses that. Those two, together, are the appeal: an easy texture, and enough brightness that raspberry does not turn candied.
A medium close stays fruity and does not change the subject. Continuity is a strength, and it is also the ceiling. This is an approachable sparkling rosé, consistent from the middle of the glass through the end. I would drink it again. A second bottle is likely, and it is not a certainty. The raspberry theme is easy to follow, the floral note earns its place beside it, and the measured sweetness lets both of them stay clean. That is a glass worth repeating. It is not a glass that ends the search for a house sparkling rosé.
84 is typical of the 19 dealcoholized Sparkling rosé bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Research notes
The US sell sheet sensory profile names a soft peach hue, a rich red-fruit bouquet with floral undertones, subtle raspberry, a lush velvety mouthfeel, and soft tannins. That profile is the producer's, not this tasting. The same sheet's wine-facts table prints acidity 4 g/L.
Where to buy
- Luc Belaire
- Package
750 ml
- Typical price
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$29.99 / package
- Also listed
- Luc Belaire Alcohol-Removed Rare Rosé — producer page · Producer
- Availability
US retail via Total Wine & More and independent retailers; producer page advertises national availability
Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.
Product facts
- Producer
- Luc Belaire LLC
- Origin
- Burgundy, France
- Grapes
- Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Colombard
- Closure
- Six-turn wire closure
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml (25.4 fl oz)
- Diet
- Vegan · producer, Gluten-free · producer
Sources & verification
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Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented11 facts
- Bottle verified1 fact
- Press sourced1 fact
- Retailer sourced1 fact
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Producer udiala.com
- ABV
- Grapes
- Sugar
- Calories
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Production
- Country
3 notes
- ABV
- The producer page and the US front label do not print a percent.
- Grapes
- The wine-facts table lists grape variety as Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Colombard.
- Country
- Sell sheet: produced "in the heart of the prestigious Burgundy region" by 5th and 6th generation winemakers at a 120-year-old maison.
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Note
- Volume
- It does not print a percent.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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Price
Under $25
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Sparkling Rosé
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84/100