2019 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Good value, easy drinking, very pleasant rose. No wow factor but I don’t expect one at this price. Would recommend "
Mr Jonathan Taylor (26-Mar-2021)
"Refreshing, fragrant and easy drinking rosé."
Mr James Bowkett (17-Dec-2020)
"No nonsense God quality rose at great price."
Mr Kevin Mills (27-Sep-2020)
"Not to my taste at all, I'm afraid. I appreciate that it is cheap but I ordered this as an experiment with two other similarly priced Rose wines that were pleasant and drinkable. To me this wine has a nasty aftertaste that reminds me of acetone somehow. For a little extra at the moment, the Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage Rose 2019 is a very much better wine."
Mr Charlie Allingham (26-Sep-2020)
"I often find that rose looks better than it tastes, but this is absolutely delicious. Far too moreish."
Ms Annabel Miller (19-Aug-2020)
"I've always been a fan of Besinet's generic wines for the Society but have previously found the rose a bit disappointing. However, the current vintage hits the spot as a fresh, fruity and refreshing glass which avoids the slightly 'bubblegum' character of old. It has sufficient fullness as a food wine but serves equally well to drink on its own. Have been pleased to reorder this."
Dr Robin W D Mitchell (14-Jul-2020)
"Reliable taste and delivery "
Mrs Fiona Rogers (15-Jun-2020)
"Easy drinking. Nicely dry."
Mr Kevin Mills (08-Jun-2020)
"An adequate but in my view rather uninspiring wine which I recommend largely because it is inexpensive and therefore relatively good value."
Mr Neil Butter (02-Jun-2020)
"Lovely very dry rose with hints of strawberry and cherries. Perfect as an aperitif but worked well with a cross section of salads. At 13% a tad stronger than I would normally choose for a rose, but difficult to fault and very easy to recommend. "
Mr Hugh Mulligan (01-Jun-2020)
"This is an easy drinking Rosé, nothing to complicated, hints of fruit, serve chilled it’s refreshing and a perfect aperatif wine with snacks etc. Good value. "
Mr Andrew Brewer (31-May-2020)
"I ordered a mixed case of Rose and there were 2 bottles of the Pays d'Oc. My wife and I thought it was delicious. Light fruit, very tasty, good nose. Excellent value. Off to order a case which won't last long whilst we are in "lockdown" or is it "drink up" mode?"
Lord Hoffman of Hougun (27-May-2020)
"Unfortunately I find it difficult to say anything positive about this wine. It’s sweet, confected nose follows through to the palate and offers poor value compared to other wines at this price point. Really couldn’t recommend. "
Mr Simon Godfrey (23-May-2020)
"Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this. It's heavy, rough and gave us both a headache."
Ms Alessandra Bedford (21-May-2020)
"Lovely easy drinking summery wine. "
Mr Andrew Gothard (08-May-2020)
2018 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Nothing special. Dry, without much fruit. Disappointing really. For the same price we found the Domaine Félines-Jourdan to be much more enjoyable."
Mr Colin Hewson (15-Aug-2019)
"Not nice straight out of the bottle, very astringent. Left open for a few hours it becomes a £6.75 Rose! Move up to the Society Corsican Rose its miles better."
Mr James Brown (10-Jul-2019)
"I thought I would try the basic society rose as a benchmark before tasting other more expensive bottles. This is a decent light and very dry rose with very little fruit but quite drinkable. At this price its a good buy for a party or for an evening glass in the summer."
Mr Anthony Johnson (14-May-2019)
2017 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Perfect for summer days. Dry and fresh. Very drinkable. Would re-order"
Mr Nathan Whittamore (03-May-2019)
"quaff-able but not a lot of flavour and bit too dry"
Mr Alan Smart (23-Feb-2019)
"My wife only drinks Rose and this value-for-money Society wine ticks all the boxes for an every day quaffing wine all the year round. . She enjoys its freshness and its dry finish."
Mr Nick Hutton (31-Dec-2018)
"Refreshing and well drinkable but not exceptionally memorable. Well suited to a hot day in the garden."
Mr Gordon Allan (06-Jul-2018)
"Like the others have indicated, this is fine. Not too sweet, refreshing, good for a summer evening, but nothing to do a dance over.
Good value."
Rev Robert Stanier (06-Jul-2018)
" Very pleasant strawberry delight!! Light bodied and not to dry. Abrupt finish. A 3.5 rating. Would buy again."
Mr George Fleri (25-Jun-2018)
"Nice enough - good for summer afternoons, barbecues, etc. Better than most Rosés for sale in UK supermarkets at higher prices, but not as nice as those found in French ones at lower ones!
Happy enough though, I've come back for more. Hoping for a hot summer!"
Dr John Bolton (03-Jun-2018)
"This is a real find. Great for summer barbecues.
Very good value for money.
Give it a try."
Mr Philip J Davis (14-May-2018)
2016 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Dry, fresh and crisp, with a dash of pear drops and just a hint of bitter tannins to the finish. It's pretty good, if a little lacking in character, and I could easily imagine this as an accompaniment to a dish of hot moules-frites in the South of France - and there's certainly no arguing with the value at under £6."
Mr Patrick Vickers (16-Feb-2018)
"Lovely, fruity wine. Very dry. The more chilled, the better."
Miss Sally Brown (28-Jul-2017)
"Bone dry, full of flavour and excellent value; a perfect summer drink. Unlike in the photograph, the bottle has a conventional long neck!"
Mr Paul Hamilton (13-Jun-2017)
"I think that this wine is incredibly good value and is clearly well made."
Mr Grenville Collins (08-Jun-2017)
"Did not enjoy this as much as other Roses which I have purchased from Wine Society in the past. Would not buy more of it."
Mrs Susan Allan (06-Jun-2017)
"This wine delivers all you want from a rose. It's crisp and clean, fruity and with a dry refreshing finish. Excellent with food and great value."
Mr Rafael Goncalves (02-May-2017)
2016 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
Mature Times (11th Sep 2017)
"You’d think this was
a white wine from the flavour if you couldn’t see the colour as it tastes of
pear and apple. - Paula Goddard"
2015 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"£5.95! its a fantastic Rose. Medium, bodied dry,fruity, not a hint of sweetness that often spoils cheaper Rose. its great on its own and even robust enough to have with a curry. A real guzzler. They don't come much better than this."
Mr James Brown (29-Aug-2016)
Mr Mark Hutton (11-Aug-2016)
"Fruity with surprising body and length."
Mr Eain Green (07-Jun-2016)
"I'm sorry to say we could not agree with other reviews of this wine. It had little body or aroma and left a sour taste after drinking. We have returned the case."
Dr Peter Wright (06-Apr-2016)
"This is a delicious rose wine. It is almost 30 years ago that my wife and I sat down in the Avenue Paul Riquet in Beziers and tasted our first Languedoc Syrah rose, which exploded with taste and freshness. Over the years we have tasted many more (we have a holiday house quite near where this wine is made, and will be trying to visit the producers next time we are down) but none as bright, clean and mouth-watering as this. And the price!! I only joined the Society last year, but it was worth it just for this little gem."
Mr Richard Jay (09-Mar-2016)
2015 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
Manchester Evening News (4th Jun 2016)
"
When
it comes to this price bracket there's no-one that beats the overall quality
of The Wine Society's offerings. I picked up this bottle from the
ever-evolving under £6 selection. Almost all the bottles in this bargain case
punch well above their weight. This rosé is made from syrah in the Languedoc
by Domaine du Bosc using the saignée method. It's very fruity in style with
cherry and red berry flavours. A vibrant lively rosé that will be a nice
aperitif at the barbecue.
- Andy Cronshaw
"
2014 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"As the description says this is a bone dry rose which may not suit some people. However I enjoyed it especially with a turkey lunch at Easter. Raspberry on the nose and palate, did not chill too much so as not to kill the flavour'"
Dr Brian Carr (30-Mar-2016)
"Juat tried our first bottle on a hot evening to go with home made curry.
Served quite cold. Wonderful! Fruity taste [raspberry] nice nose and delicious taste. Just loved it. Want more!!!!!!!"
Mr John Robins (29-Jun-2015)
2014 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
The Press Association (21st Aug 2015)
"Fun cherry-pink…
enough ripe cherry and fruity raspberry flavours to make it a top choice with
grilled prawns, chicken caesar salad or even coronation chicken. - Sam Wylie Harris"
2013 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"I find the 2013 rose from Pierre Besinet an attractive good value well made off dry wine. For me the colour is much less important than the taste. and quite acceptable. I will continue buying it."
Dr John Baston (01-Nov-2014)
"I really like this wine. First tasted as part of a mixed rose case and have now bought a case. Yes, it does have a touch of paint stripper in it, but this has often been a positive description by wine writers. It is also full and long. So what if the colour is a bit garish? - it doesn't affect the taste."
Mr David G Malaperiman (24-Jul-2014)
"Mr Chivers' review had us in stitches. We need more reviews like that - 'real-time', describing exactly what it is like to encounter wines that are either intrinsically bad or bad because in some way faulty, and this when one is presumably fairly desperate for a decent drink."
Professor John L Moles (17-Jun-2014)
"Colour: vibrant. I hate it, its going to be awful I just know. Nose: smells of fruity chewing gum. Its getting worse. Taste: truly awful, now tastes like fruity chweing gum. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Who tastes and selects this? Serious cock up here."
Mr Michael F Chivers (18-May-2014)
"I agree with Mr William Davies. Buyers please retaste."
Mr Adam Seigel (02-May-2014)
"I enjoyed the 2012 wine by Pere Besinet et fils. It was dry but not bone dry and smooth . Very good value for a vin de table but unfair to compare with more expnsive Vin de Provence [Houchard]."
Dr John Baston (08-Jun-2013)
"Purchased as part of a mixed case, good value everyday quaffer. Excellent with a chicken salad, highly recommended!"
Mr Malcolm J Davies (22-Aug-2012)
"Not as good this year to be honest. Gave me a migraine!"
Mrs Jennifer Williams (28-Jul-2012)
"This is not pretentious and for the price is a good value, easily drinkable quaff. Perhaps the colour is too garish and there is an unnatural but neverthelsss acceptable sweetness to the taste. Its very popular - so we keep running out."
Mr C J Caswell (19-May-2011)
"This is a pretty poor effort. Most of the 'Society Range' makes for decent budget drinking, however, this wine has an unattractive fake rose petal aspect, with some plantain adding to the saccharineness on the finish. It possesses an awkward structure and badly needs some acidity to sharpen things up. Bloated and sickly, this is to be avoided at any price."
Mr William Davies (09-Apr-2011)