MeterSometimes crazy ideas are the best. At least if you implement them consistently. About ten years ago, Stephen Cronk came up with such a crazy idea when he suggested that his wife Jenny move to Provence. The couple lived in London at the time, had three children and a good job—he imported wine, and she was in charge of marketing for a technology company—but they began to move towards the unknown. Today, they operate the Mirabeau estate near Saint-Tropez. Jeany Cronk told the story at a digital tasting.
A local Bavarian used a video camera to take a small digital view of the natural reserve “Plaine des Maures” above the Bay of Saint-Tropez.There is also somewhere nearby Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie bought her winery. “Our budget is of course different from the VIP budget,” Cronk said, seemingly satisfied with the vines and 20 hectares of land. Back in the whitewashed kitchen, where there were sturdy dark bars criss-crossing, she picked up the glass and displayed her rosé wine.
This is what the couple are concerned about. From the very beginning, it was an attempt to “regenerate viticulture” and pay attention to biodiversity. Provence has about 300 days of sunshine and cool nights a year, and has an ideal climate for growing grapes. Under the “Mirabeau” label, Cronks now not only sells rosé wines from their own vineyards, but also collaborates with grape growers in the region who are also committed to organic cultivation. There are now more than a dozen bottles of wine with the vine label, surrounded by five birds-each representing a member of the Kronck family, which, like a gossip, is taking new roots in the area.
Aroma of berries and a hint of lavender in the cup
Jeany Cronk introduced “Mirabeau Classic” as “Our First Baby”. Participants who took a digital tasting at home also poured themselves into the glass of Rosé Cuvée, which contains grape varieties Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, which grow on the soft soil of central Provence. In the glass, the fruity aromas of raisins and strawberries exude. Is this lavender or just imagination, because after the first sip, you will dream of a little Provence?
On the other hand, the slim bottle with the curved print “Pure” contains the salty minerals of the mountains near Aix-en-Provence, making the Grenache and Syrah grapes fresher. In the glass, it is reminiscent of a faint pink grapefruit. “It goes perfectly with seafood,” Jeany Cronk added excitedly: “You can drink one, two, or even three.”
When Cronk opened a spherical bottle with the beautiful name “Etoile”, which means star (“Our star, this is not the rosé wine of the swimming pool, it should be on the table”), she explained how she thinks about rosé wine Growing demand: “I can understand that at the beginning I just liked rosé wine. Many people are afraid of the complexity of wine, and rosé wine complements many dishes and occasions, and they are almost never afraid of contact.”
