Clos Cibonne - Côtes de Provence - Tradition - Rosé - 2023

Wine:

With its beautiful copper highlights, the 2023 Côtes de Provence Tradition Rosé is a strikingly characterful wine, offering flavors of orange marmalade, grapefruit zest, and spiced gingerbread. It’s a rosé of real depth and personality, with flesh, texture, and vibrant freshness—already highly appealing and well outside the typical Provençal mold.

Vinification:

Hand harvested grapes from Tibouren plots with an average age of 20 years, harvested in the morning at optimal ripeness, selective sorting, destemming, direct pressing into stainless steel vats and cooling, fermentation for around ten days, aged for at least 12 months in old oak casks over 100 years old.

Certified organic wine.

Color:

Bright coppery rosé.

Nose:

Flavours of orange marmalade, grapefruit zest and spicy notes.

Palate:

A wine with great freshness and substance, with beautiful aromatic depth, all wrapped up in a refined and invigorating package.

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

perfect as an apéritif with slices of Pata Negra or Iberian ham, but above all, this is a food rosé—made to shine alongside Mediterranean cuisine, pairing beautifully with both meats and fish.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2027

A one-star estate in the RVF guide, Clos Cibonne stands as one of Provence’s most iconic and captivating names. Tucked away in a pristine coastal enclave, this historic domaine—certified organic—benefits from a singular terroir where the ancient, native grape Tibouren finds its truest and most expressive voice.

You won’t find Tibouren anywhere else, and under the care of Brigitte and Claude Deforges, it has become a symbol of Provence’s hidden potential. Their dedication has helped this rare variety shine on the global stage, producing wines of unmistakable character.

The rosés, in particular, are unlike any others in the region—textured, profound, and subtly complex. They strike a remarkable balance between Provençal heritage and modern elegance. And the reds are just as compelling, offering a similarly refined and distinctive expression. Clos Cibonne is not just a great Provençal estate—it’s a world-class original.