Top 10 rosés under £20
Following an intense day spent tasting hundreds of pink wines from around the world, we have selected our highlights from this year’s Global Rosé Masters that are priced below £20 a bottle.
Covering a range of source areas, from Spain to Chile, Sicily to Southern France, our top 10 entry-point pink wines are a diverse bunch, and, while there is a smattering of Provençal rosé in our selection, if you are wondering why the benchmark bottles aren’t in this list, it’s because they are now priced over £20 – that is, when not on promotion.
Please read on to see our top 10, and scroll to the bottom to find out more about the competition.
CASTILLO DE ALBAI, RIOJA ROSADO, 2024
- Producer: Félix Solís Avantis
- Region: Rioja
- Country: Spain
- Grape varieties: 70% Tempranillo, 30% Garnacha
- ABV: 13%
- Approx. retail price: £8
The Félix Solís winery producing this wine is located in Fuenmayor in Rioja Alta, about 10km from Logroño, and makes this example from carefully selected grapes grown throughout the Rioja region. Pale salmon-coloured, the wine displays delicate strawberry, peach and white cherry fruit and creamy-leesy notes. The dry yet fruity palate is framed by brisk acidity and a little tannic grip. A fresh and attractive wine that will match pork chops in a peach and brandy cream sauce with a sprinkling of fresh parsley. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)
PUERTAS RESERVA ROSÉ GRENACHE
- Producer: Viñedos Puertas Ltda.
- Region: Maule
- Country: Chile
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Varieties: 100% Grenache
- Residual Sugar: 5g/l
- Abv: 13.2%
- Approx. Retail Price: £9
- Medal: Gold
This is pale pink in colour. The nose is very refined and vinous, with delicate strawberry, red cherry and redcurrant fruit and a wonderful freshness. The palate is dry and crisp, with an expressive juiciness and lovely chalky mouthfeel. The finish is long, with a cherry stone freshness. (David Round MW)
LE BIJOU DE SOPHIE VALROSE, IGP VALLÉE DU PARADIS, 2024
- Producer: Bijou
- Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
- Country: France
- Grape varieties: 40% Grenache, 40% Cinsault, 20% Carignan
- ABV: 12%
- Approx. retail price: £10
Bijou is passionate about championing women in wine. The Sophie Valrose range honours the efforts made by Sophie Valrose and other women to establish the importance of their contributions to the success of the wine industry at the turn of the 20th century. This rosé comes from vineyards in the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees. This lovely wine has a very pale pink-peach hue and a delicate nose of white peach and underripe strawberries, with accents of crushed yellow roses. The palate is light-bodied and fresh, with notes of English flower garden and freshly-mown grass. A beautiful wine to serve with gently cooked chicken breasts with cranberry-infused stuffing. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)
PINK FLAMINGO, GRIS, TÊTE DE CUVÉE BIO, 2024
- Producer: Domaine Royal de Jarras
- Region: Sable de Camargue
- Country: France
- Grape varieties: 70% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Grenache Gris
- ABV: 12.5%
- Approx. retail price: £13
A great-value, instantly appealing organic pale rosé from a standout producer in the Camargue: Domaine Royal de Jarras, which is owned by the Vranken-Pommery Monopole group. Expect a mouth-filling, oily texture to the mid-palate, but a fresh, orange-like acidity on the finish, with flavours ranging from ripe pear to candyfloss, fleshy peach to grapefruit pith. Delicious. (Patrick Schmitt MW)
PLANETA, ROSÉ, 2024
- Producer: Planeta
- Region: Sicily
- Country: Italy
- Grape varieties: 50% Nero d’Avola, 50% Syrah
- ABV: 12.5%
- Approx. retail price: £16.50
How refreshing to find a really fine rosé from somewhere other than France, and without relying on the staple grape of peachy-tasting pink wines: Grenache. This excellent example from Sicily, made by one of the island’s most famous names, Planeta, uses the native grape of Nero d’Avola with Syrah to yield a rosé with a lovely mix of white-fleshed cherry, a touch of peach, then blood orange and a gently tangy note of bitter lemon. (Patrick Schmitt MW)
LE BIJOU DE SOPHIE VALROSE, IGP COTEAUX DE BÉZIERS, 2024
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- Producer: Bijou
- Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
- Country: France
- Grape varieties: 45% Cinsault, 40% Grenache, 10% Caladoc, 5% Syrah
- ABV: 12%
- Approx. retail price: £12
A fine, affordable, pale, dry, peachy rosé that’s not from Provence, this pink wine from the Languedoc is a real find. Expect plenty of ripe orchard fruit, some richness to the mid-palate, and then a fresh edge, along with a fine, chalky texture, which together create a mouthwatering finish. (Patrick Schmitt MW)
KYLIE MINOGUE, VIN DE PROVENCE, 2024
- Producer: Castel Frères
- Region: Provence
- Country: France
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Varieties: 50% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Residual Sugar: <4g/L
- Abv: 12.5%
- Approx. Retail Price: £13
- Medal: Silver
A refreshingly affordable and fine taste of Provençal rosé from Kylie, with a lovely mix of ripe, red berry fruit at its core, and zesty, citric notes on the finish. There’s also an appealing contrast between a creamy mid-palate and a salty tang after you’ve sipped this pink drop from the pop princess who’s developed a new career in wine. (Patrick Schmitt MW)
SOURCE OF JOY
- Producer: Gérard Bertrand
- Region: Languedoc Roussillon
- Country: France
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Varieties: 55% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Cinsault:, 10% Mourvedre
- Residual Sugar: <4g/L
- Abv: 13.5%
- Approx. Retail Price: £18
- Medal: Silver
A lovely, sub-£20 rosé with a subtle influence from some barrel-ageing, adding a touch of creaminess to the layers of ripe fruit, which range from peach and pear to white cherry and wild strawberry. The finish is bone dry, and refreshing, with a hint of chalky phenolics to draw a mouth-watering close to this indulgent and fine pink wine.
HÉRITAGE ROSÉ
- Producer: Château Maïme
- Region: Provence
- Country: France
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape varieties: 15% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Tibouren, 15% Rolle
- Residual Sugar: <4g/l
- ABV: 13%
- Approx. retail price: £15
- Medal: Gold
With a clear, pale pink appearance, this wine has enticing purity and freshness on the nose, with restrained peachiness and watermelon. The palate is refined, with apple and pear fruit, together with notes of candied fruit, turkish delight and candy floss. This is really graceful, soft-textured and very stylish, with ripe, juicy fruit on the finish. (David Round MW)
SYMPHONIE ROSÉ
- Producer: Château Sainte Marguerite
- Region: Provence
- Country: France
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape varieties: 47% Grenache, 46% Cinsault, 7% Vermentino
- Residual Sugar: <4g/l
- ABV: 13%
- Approx. retail price: £19
- Medal: Gold
Very pale pink in colour, this wine has a pure, refined, understated nose of ripe strawberry and juicy red cherries. Very clean with scintillating freshness and fine acidity, this is really elegant and poised, with delicate stone fruit and soft texture on the palate. This textbook Provence rosé has very good intensity and length. (David Round MW)
About the competition
With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Global Rosé Masters provides a chance for your wines to shine. The 2025 competition was judged on 1 May at The Londoner Hotel in London, employing experienced judges (pictured below). The top wines were awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding received the ultimate accolade – the title of Rosé Master. This report features medal winners only. Please visit the Global Masters website for more information or, to enter future competitions, with a chance to appear in print and online, call: +44 (0) 20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com
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