Enter Fat Bastard rosé, appropriately named for men who want to drink pink but need affirmation they are indeed a real man by doing so. Despite its bold, eyebrow-raising name, Fat Bastard 2007 Rosé is actually a very delicious rosé wine produced in my favorite region of France, the Languedoc, from the Syrah grape variety. It is a gorgeous pink rosé color, with bright flavors of raspberry, red licorice, and hints of seductive Indian spice. Despite its color, it is not a feminine wine. Though some dry rosés have a subtle amount of tannin, the tannin here (grape tannin as opposed to tannin from oak aging) is a bit more aggressive, rendering the wine more textural and thus a bit more suitable for “masculine” dishes as pork or composed salads with beef.
Shakespeare was quite correct when he said “a rose by any other name will smell as sweet,” yet he was not living in 2008 when names carry a great deal of weight. According to some Internet stories, the wine was thus named when a colleague told the winemaker it was a “fat bastard of a wine,” meaning the wine had a great deal of body. To be very honest, the name is very much in keeping with the trend of curious wine names. In one store in New York’s Upper East Side, I was surprised to see almost an entire row of wines with names like “Mommy’s 5:00 treat.”
At any rate, Fat Bastard happens to be a very good dry rosé that pairs with a wide variety of cuisine and sells for a very affordable (about $9) price. Try it - you will like it.
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