{"product_id":"cuatro-pasos-rose-martin-codax-2025-75cl","title":"Cuatro Pasos Rosé, Martín Códax 2025 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eCuatro Pasos is Martín Códax's project in Bierzo, well east of their Galician heartland, and this rosado is built entirely from Mencía — the local red grape that gives the wine its distinctive floral, faintly spicy character. Not your standard pale Provence lookalike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBierzo sits in the hills of Castilla y León, and the fruit for this comes from the valley's freshest vineyards on clay and mineral soils around Otero and Villadecanes. The grapes get a short skin contact — around 18 hours — before being pressed and fermented cool in stainless steel, which locks in Mencía's aromatics and keeps the wine bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it is a pretty, pale salmon. The nose has real intensity for the price — floral and fruity, with a note of exotic fruit and a mineral edge. The palate follows through: fruit-forward and expressive, well balanced, with a gentle spiced lift on a surprisingly long finish. There is a little more personality here than most rosés at this level, which is what happens when you use an interesting grape instead of a workhorse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is easy summer drinking — the picnic bottle, the first-glass-in-the-garden bottle. At under £13 it is honest, cheerful value, and the sort of thing worth buying by the case when the weather turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe well chilled, 7–10°C, in a white-wine glass. Drink it young and fresh — this is not a wine to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wolseley for an aperitif. Dandy on Maltby Street for a sunny afternoon glass. Planque in Haggerston for something low-key and good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrilled prawns or a plate of charcuterie both work a treat. It is also a friendly match for lighter tapas — patatas bravas, tortilla, a bowl of olives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56925311467844,"sku":"HO33503B25","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/HO33503B25.png?v=1784036844","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/cuatro-pasos-rose-martin-codax-2025-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}