La Grille Pinot Noir 2011 Rosé from Majestic at £4.99 if on offer otherwise £6.99 is a salmon pink with low aromas of strawberry ( cooked/canned), cherry and a confected note with a touch of banana thrown in for good measure. The palate continues on a similar not, the acidity is barely fresh, a slight pithiness after s hort finish and low intensity flavours throughout. This wine from the Massif Central and due to the lack of concentration on nose and palate I feel at £4.99 it offers reasonable value, at the full price of £6.99 - maybe not...... you try it and see what you think.This is a wine that falls under the new designation of Vin de France ( Vin de Table with no Geographic Indication!) It is a new category which has to be made in France ( anywhere and may have mixed grapes from different region) and can have the variety on the label. It is a way that France sees that it can compete on the wider stage of the New World competative market.
Score : 75
