An exuberant cosmic rosé

2016 L'exuberance du Clos Cantenac Ros, Bordeaux, France (£19.95 per bottle sold in cases of 6 x 75cl; £41 per magnum sold in cases of 3 x 150cl, Private Cellar, 01353-721999, PrivateCellar.co.uk).

Last year I drew your attention to the inaugural vintage of Martin Krajewski's stellar L'exuberance the first ros made from a Saint-Emilion property. It sold out in the blink of an eye and I am certain that you will have savoured every drop. I am fortunate to have been sent a sneak preview of the 2016 vintage and it is even finer than the 2015. There is a little more stock, too.

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The wine will be shipped in April for delivery in May, in time for your summer soires. Made from 92% merlot and 8% cabernet sauvignon, and using clever new, large format oak barrels, it is a delicate 12.5% alcohol (unlike the heftier Provenal models) and it has length and finesse rarely seen in cosmic ros. The fruit is crystalline and the acidity is high tensile and throughout the experience the incredible and unforgettable merlot scent pervades your senses.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (MatthewJukes.com).

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.