10 brilliant rosés for under £10

We round up 10 brilliant, bargain rosés following the UK’s largest professional tasting of pink wines for this year’s Global Rosé Masters.

Although the competition features rosés from all price points, including fine pink wines over £50 as part of the expanding luxury rosé sector, the following selection is focused on the bargains available on the market right now.

How were they selected? All the rosés under £10 were grouped together and tasted ‘blind’, which means that they were sampled with no prior knowledge as to their source, and each wine was given a score, and then a medal according to the result.

For the wines below, we have featured just the top performers in this price category, with all the following rosés picking up a Silver medal or higher in the competition.

With the price of rosé rising due to increasing demand – particularly for those from Provence – creating a fine pink wine for sub £10 is impressive.

It should also be noted that this mini-range of brilliant rosés features wines in a number of styles – from the very delicate to the fuller and fruitier versions, although it should also be stressed that all the wines below are dry.

And, as for a word of advice, when it comes to inexpensive rosé, the appeal comes with the fresh, bright, youthful fruit flavours, be they ripe strawberry or delicate grapefruit and white fleshed peach. For this reason, check the vintage before you buy, and make sure it’s a newly-bottled wine – as you’ll see below, all the wines are from the 2019 harvest, which were bottled in the spring this year.

Before you buy a rosé, you can often spot an older wine if it’s been bottled in clear glass as the colour can quickly lose its vibrant appearance, and may have faded from a pretty pink to a more orangey hue.

Read on to find out our recommendations for brilliant bargain rosés on sale right now, and to find out more about the Global Rosé Masters. 

Canaletto Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC

Producer: Casa Girelli
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: 3g/l
Closure type: Screwcap
Colour: Pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £8

A pale rosé with delicate flavours of peach, ripe apples and a touch of fresh citrus make this an appealing, gently fruity, dry rosé. In short, this is a clean, bright, well made, balanced, if quite simple rosé for a keen price.

Luzón Rosado Colección

Producer: Bodegas Luzón
Country: Spain
Region: Jumilla
Grape variety: Monastrell
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: 2.5g/l
Closure type: Agglomerated cork
Colour: Pale salmon pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £9.50

A ripe fruity style of rosé with fleshy red berry fruits and a touch of strawberry jam, although the wine is dry and fresh. A youthful, clean, pleasing full-flavoured rosé with a pale salmon pink appearance.

Belle Année Rosé

Producer: Mirabeau Wine
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grape variety: Grenache (60%), Syrah (20%), Cinsault (20%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Screwcap
Colour: Pale salmon pink
Medal: Gold in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £9.99

Just squeaking in under the £10 threshold, this French rosé delivers all the appealing characters that make Provençal rosé such a hit, but without actually hailing from Provence – it’s made with sun-drenched grapes from the nearby Languedoc. Like the best of France’s dry rosés, it has a pretty ballet shoe pink hue; flavours of nectarine, white cherry and pomegranate, and a lovely cleansing but soft acidity, the sort that makes your mouth water, and has you reaching for another glass a bit too soon after you’ve poured the first one.

Les Amours d’Haut Gléon

Producer: Les Vignobles Foncalieu
Country: France
Region: IGP Pays d’Oc
Grape variety: Grenache (40%), Syrah (40&), Malbec (20%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Agglomerated cork
Colour: pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £9

Crammed with fresh ripe juicy strawberry fruit this is an intense style of rosé compared to the norm from Provence, despite the pale pink appearance, and bone dry fresh finish.

Bericanto Rosato Vicenza DOC 2019

Producer: Cielo e Terra
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape variety: Merlot (50%), Tai Rosso (30&), Other (20%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: NA
Closure type: Natural cork
Colour: Pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £8-9

An aromatic rosé with masses of strawberry, grape and apricot notes, along with a touch of white flowers, this is a pink wine with lots of personality, and a dry, bright finish.

Côte des Roses Rosé

Producer: Gérard Bertrand
Country: France
Region: Aude
Grape variety: Grenache (40%), Syrah (30%), Cinsault (30%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Glass (vinolok)
Colour: Pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £9.50

Although this rosé looks delicate, and is certainly bone dry, it has masses of ripe, peachy fruit, even a note of sweet apricot, along with a gently chalky mouth-cleansing sensation to ensure this pink product is both delicious and refreshing.

Le Versant Grenache

Producer: Les Vignobles Foncalieu
Country: France
Region: IGP Pays d’Oc
Grape variety: Grenache
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Agglomerated cork
Colour: pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £8

A good value rosé from a high-quality and large-volume grower-cooperative in the southern French region of the Languedoc. Expect plenty of peach and strawberry fruit, and a touch of pear drop on the finish, in this pretty, dry pink wine.

B&G Côtes de Provence Tourmaline

Producer: Barton & Guestier
Country: France
Region: Provence
Grape variety: Grenache (50%), Cinsault (30%), Syrah (20%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Glass (vinolok)
Colour: Pale ballet shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £8

Plenty of white fleshed peach and wild strawberry can be found in this light Provencal rosé with a keen price, and, while clean, fresh, and good value, it is a little firmer and lighter than more expensive options from this famous pink wine producing region.

Guilhem Rosé

Producer: Moulin de Gassac, Mas de Daumas Gassac
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grape variety: Grenache (40%), Cinsault (40%), Carignan (20%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: <1
Closure type: Agglomerated cork
Colour: Very pale bubblegum pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £8.50

Lots of crushed ripe strawberries characterise this rosé from the famous Languedoc producer Mas de Daumas Gassac. Delivering a lovely juicy fruity character along with some red apple refreshment and a hint of fine graininess to the texture, this is a slightly more powerful alternative to the pinks from nearby Provence.

Fattoria Sardi Rosé

Producer: Fattoria Sardi
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese (85%), Vermentino (15%)
Vintage: 2019
Residual sugar level: 1 g/l
Closure type: Agglomerated cork
Colour: Pale ballet-shoe pink
Medal: Silver in the Global Rosé Masters 2020
Price: £11

Although excelling when tasted with the sub £10 rosés in this year’s Global Rosé Masters, it turns out this pink wine from Tuscany is a touch over a tenner, but we’ve included it in this selection anyway. Expect masses of fleshy cherry fruit, a slight creaminess to the taste and texture, and a refreshing sour cherry note on the finish, making this a lip-smacking rosé for a slightly higher price.

About the Global Rosé Masters

The Global Rosé Masters is a competition from the drinks business for all styles of rosés from around the world. This year’s event saw almost 200 entries judged blind. The best wines were awarded medals which ranged from Bronze through to Gold as well as Rosé Master, the ultimate accolade given only to exceptional wines in the tasting.

For further information on The Global Masters please call +44 (0)20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com

Or visit theglobalmasters.co.uk to find out more about the competition series.