Uncorking Aldi's Hidden Gem: Cote de Provence Rosé 2024

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Discover a true hidden gem from the Aldi wine aisle – their Specially Selected Cote de Provence Rosé 2024 that delivers authentic French quality at a remarkable $10 price point. This isn't just another budget wine; it carries the prestigious AOP certification, confirming it meets the highest French standards for vineyard practices and production methods.

Diving into what makes this rosé special, we explore the significance of Cote de Provence – the largest appellation within the renowned Provence region. While specific grape varieties aren't disclosed, this bottle likely features the classic Provençal blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, and potentially other traditional varieties. The 2024 vintage (harvested fall 2023) ensures maximum freshness, presenting a balanced array of subtle fruit flavors with refreshing acidity and characteristic restraint.

What's particularly fascinating is how this bottle represents Aldi Europe's significant position in the value wine market – a stark contrast to their more limited American operations. European wineries actively compete for Aldi shelf space, recognizing that securing distribution can substantially impact their annual sales. At 12.5% alcohol, this rosé perfectly complements leisurely summer afternoons, evoking images of sun-drenched French plazas where one can simply relax and watch the world go by. For best enjoyment, keep it properly chilled in an ice bucket, especially when drinking outdoors. If you're searching for an affordable yet authentic taste of Provence this summer, this Aldi find delivers exceptional value that far exceeds its humble price tag. Subscribe to CheapWineFinder for more budget-friendly discoveries that prove great wine experiences don't require spending a fortune!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Hey, it's Domain Dave CheapWineFindercom.
And today we've got anothervalue price wine.
This one's from Aldi, a rarewine from Aldi, Aldi's Wine
Selection.
It's either feast or famine.
It's been kind of stagnant fora while, but here's one of those
Aldi specially selected Cote deProvence Rosé 2024.

(00:29):
It's a fairly it's a young wine, a wine that was picked last
fall and it's you're drinking itnow, in the summer of 2025.
In Provence, cote de Provence isthe largest of the of the AVA's
inside of Provence, it's themain one.
There's Aix and a couple ofother ones which are maybe more

(00:54):
high-end.
This tends to be a little bitof everything.
Aldi doesn't give you too muchinformation on this, though you
don't need.
I mean, provence is kind ofProvence.
It's going to be a blend ofmostly red grapes.
You might find an occasionalwhite grape in there.
I don't know what grapes inhere Grenache, carillon, vedram,

(01:20):
syrah.
Those are the kind of grapesthey use in the blend.
What's here?
It's up to the winemaker Ifound who bottled the one.
I got links on the website forcheapwinefindercom and I have a
web to them and they said theybottled it and I don't know if
they actually made it.

(01:40):
I just know they bottled it.
But it is an AOP, which is thehighest level.
That means it met all the inthe vineyard and in the
production it met all the Frenchstandards.
So you know, you got a $10 realdeal French Provence who might

(02:00):
be made by a kind of a big shotwinery, maybe not, maybe they
just bottled it, we don't know.
That's pretty good, I mean for$10, for a real deal Provence,
not that Provence is typicallytoo expensive.
You can get a lot of them forunder $20.

(02:24):
But one thing about Aldi Europethat isn't you can't really say
it for Aldi USA is that in AldiEurope they're a big player in
the value price wine.
Their American wines are kindof made by just a couple of
different producers but inFrance and Spain and Italy and

(02:45):
whatever, everybody out therewants to have their wine sold at
an Aldi store.
And there in Europe, you got toremember, it's Aldi Nord, aldi
Sud, north and South.
I think Trader Joe's isactually in Europe Aldi North
and Aldi Aldi.
Aldi USA is Aldi South.

(03:06):
So Aldi wines in Europe tend tobe award-winning wines.
If you can get one of yourwines to sell at Aldi, you're
going to make a profit that year.
I mean, for the most part, youwant your wines in there.
You want to be able to come inwith a really good price on your
wine Because it's a store brand.

(03:29):
Store brands do have someadvantages so they can come up a
little cheaper, they can chargemore if they want to, but they
typically don't Take another sipbecause this is a nice dry rosé
with a nice array of fruitywines, but not not juicy, and

(03:58):
some tart flavors, some a littlebit of hard edge spice, just to
give it a little little bit offlavor or edge or a little bit
of a vibe thing going.
Put a nice chill on this and ityou know, get an ice bucket.
If you're going to be sittingoutside, get an ice bucket.
Put your wine in the ice bucket.

(04:18):
Keep it cold, because if you'reoutside and you know you're
pouring a couple of glasses bythe time you're done with your
first glass, the bottle's warm.
If you're outside and you'repouring a couple glasses by the
time you're done with your firstglass, the bottle's warm.
But if you keep it nice andcool, this thing's going to be
delivering.
My fantasy with these rosés issitting in a square in a
courtyard of a French town witha big church plaza in front of

(04:41):
you and you've got the table andumbrella over your head and
people are walking by and you'rejust sitting there drinking
rosé all day long.
It's 12.5 in the alcohol, so ifyou just sip you can pretty
much malaise the day away.
That's my third or fourth sipwhich tells you that I like it.

(05:06):
It's a nice tasting wine.
It's not overly flavorful, buta rosé you really shouldn't be.
For the most part it's subdued.
It is balanced.
It has got a nice array offlavors.
It's a good rosé and it's fromprovence.
It's an AOP, which is the toprated of the region.

(05:27):
You know you can spend a lotmore, but this is a good rosé.
This is the Aldi speciallyselected Cote de Provence Rosé
2024.
It's a nice young wine.
Get it now.
And this is Domaine ofCheapWineFinercom.
It's another wine review.
If you like it, like it whereyou like your podcast.

(05:48):
It helps for some reason.
It's kind of like anold-fashioned way of getting
people to like you that youshould be better in this day and
age.
But there you go.
So, adios, keep it cheap.
I've got a Californiaold-school Chardonnay coming up
in a couple of days.
We'll be talking to you then.
So, adios, keep it cheap andstay cool.
Bye-bye.