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May Rosé Offer

<i>Sacha Lichine from Château d’Esclans in Provence is recognised as the world’s foremost rosé producer</i>

issue 16 May 2015

After the thundering success of our last rosé offer, courtesy of FromVineyarsDirect.com, we make no apology for having something of a re-run featuring once again the pink wines from Sacha Lichine’s Château d’Esclans estate in Provence.

Yes, they’re the same wines we offered previously, but they’re the most recent vintages thereof, with some tasty discounts to boot. In fact, you’ll be thrilled to hear that this makes them cheaper than last time.

Having some experience of making fine rosé himself (he famously put Château de Sours on the map), FromVineyardsDirect.com’s Esmé Johnstone reckons that anything he ever did has been totally eclipsed by Sacha Lichine and his esteemed partner — Patrick Leon, former head winemaker at Château Mouton-Rothschild.

‘Sacha’s mission has always been to make the best rosés in the world,’ says Johnstone, ‘and he has surpassed anything I ever achieved by a large margin.

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