Aubert & Mathieu Palooza Rosé 2025, IGP Pays d’Oc, Languedoc

Aubert & Mathieu Palooza Rosé is a fresh, fruity Languedoc rosé from the young wine house founded by school friends Anthony Aubert and Jean-Charles Mathieu. Bottled as IGP Pays d’Oc, it is made principally from Grenache and Cinsault, the classic rosé grapes of southern France, sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards across the region. The aim, as with the whole Palooza range, is a wine that is easy to understand and a joy to drink, with bright fruit and freshness rather than weight.

It shows a luminous pale pink colour and a nose of crunchy raspberry, fresh red berries and ripe peach. The palate is ample yet fresh and balanced, with delicate floral notes and a clean, lightly mouth-watering finish.

Serve well chilled at 10–12°C as an aperitif, or with grilled fish and prawns, chicken skewers, salads, mezze and all kinds of summer barbecue food; it is a natural choice for long evenings with friends. Aubert & Mathieu Palooza Rosé is made to be enjoyed young and fresh, ideally within a year or two of the vintage.

Aubert & Mathieu is a young Languedoc wine house founded in 2016 by two school friends, Anthony Aubert and Jean-Charles Mathieu. Anthony was already working in the wine trade and Jean-Charles in corporate banking when they reconnected and decided to make wines their own way. Their first vintage was released in 2019 and quickly found fans in Paris restaurants. The pair source grapes from a range of terroirs across the Languedoc and aim for wines that are fresh, balanced and easy to understand, with moderate extraction and little oak influence. The house works sustainably, and a number of its wines are certified organic, all wrapped in bright, playful labels that reflect their fun, modern approach.