Whispering Angel Rosé 2024

You can be a snob about Whispering Angel. A lot of wine people are. They will tell you it is a brand, not a wine. They will point you to something obscure from Bandol that costs twice as much. They are not wrong. But they are missing the point. This bottle got millions of people to drink dry rosé instead of sweet pink wine from a box. Sacha Lichine built Château d'Esclans into the most recognized rosé producer on earth, and the entry-level bottling still delivers — pale salmon, fresh strawberry, white peach, a minerality that keeps it from being simple, and a finish that is clean without being thin. Buy a case every April. Put it in the fridge. Open one every time the sun comes out. This is not a wine you think about. It is a wine you reach for.