Grenache Rosé
80/100
The short takeRecognizably rosé, and simple. Ripe strawberry and raspberry open it, then strawberry, watermelon, and citrus, with moderate acidity and a little roundness. The finish is clean and does not stay. Easy to drink, and not a glass that develops.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
80 is typical of the hybrid wine bottles we've tasted.
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In the glass
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Appearance
Pale to medium rosé, clear.
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Nose
Ripe strawberry and raspberry lead. The fruit smells fresh, a red-fruit rosé rather than a candied one.
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Palate
Strawberry, watermelon, and citrus, with the strawberry in front. Acidity is moderate and keeps the fruit fresh. The mid-palate has some roundness, and the body sits between light and medium. That roundness is the only structural gift. It is fruit-forward and easy, and it does not build past that.
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Finish
Clean, with a little fruit left and no artificial aftertaste. It does not linger. Once the fruit has been named, the close has nothing further to add.
- Acidity
- Moderate acidity
- Body
- Medium body
How wine-like is it?
Recognizably rosé. Red-fruit aroma, moderate acidity, and a clean finish read as wine. It does not turn grapey or artificial.
The wine
Strawberry and raspberry are the first impression, ripe and fresh. The color agrees with them: a pale-to-medium rosé, clear in the glass, with nothing hazy about it.
The palate stays in that fruit. Strawberry leads, watermelon comes with it, and citrus sits underneath. Acidity is moderate, enough to keep the fruit fresh rather than soft, and the mid-palate has a little roundness. The body is light to medium. That roundness is the only structural gift. It tastes like rosé. It does not taste grapey, and it does not taste made.
Then it stops. The finish is clean, a light fruit echo and no odd aftertaste, and it does not stay long enough to become a second idea. Strawberry is the note that remains in the memory, with raspberry beside it on the nose. Watermelon and citrus keep the palate from being one fruit only, and the roundness is only a touch. A rosé can be this fresh and still leave a longer trace. This one names the fruit and is done. The glass is pleasant, and it is over quickly. An 80, for red fruit that is real, and for a wine that does not go any further than that.
The bottle
Research notes
That defining juice addition supports the Hybrid classification. Producer sensory language is not treated as a Dry Standard tasting.
Where to buy
- Package
750 ml bottle
- Also listed
- Whole Foods Market — Villa à la Mer Alcohol Removed Rosé, 750 ml (US)
- Availability
Producer site; Whole Foods Market U.S. product listing observed 2026-10-25
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
- Bottled by SARL La Colombette, Anc. Route Bédarieux, F-34500 Béziers, France
- Origin
- France
- Base beverage
- 85% dealcoholized French Grenache wine and 15% fresh Grenache grape juice (photographed bottle label)
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml / 25.4 fl oz
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- Sugar: The exact photographed package controls; the producer page’s range-level no-added-sugar statement conflicts.
- Ingredients: The exact photographed package controls; the producer page’s general no-additives statement is retained as a conflict.
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- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- GTIN-13 printed on the photographed U.S. 750 ml bottle; checksum verified.
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