2008 Domaine Les Aphillanthes Rosé Quick swirl

Come summer (which is now here, rain or shine), you can never have too many roses stashed away for the aperitif hour. Here’s one more for your collection: Domaine Les Aphillanthes’ beautiful dry rose from the Cotes du Rhone is scented with rose petals and strawberries. Made from a blend of Cinsault with Grenache, Counoise (one of the more obscure grapes that goes into a Chateauneuf-du-Pape blend) and a touch of Mourvedre, it is full-bodied and delicious -- and finishes really dry.

A rose like this one can go with almost anything summer dining has to offer -- soupe des poissons, shrimp, octopus, nicoise salad and steak tartare.

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S. Irene Virbila

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Region: Rhone

Price: About $12

Style: Full-bodied and dry

What it goes with: Fish soup, shrimp, nicoise salad and steak tartare

Where to find it: Palate Food & Wine in Glendale (818) 662-9463, www.palate foodwine.com; Wine Exchange in Orange (714) 974-1454 and (800) 769-4639, www.winex.com; and Woodland Hills Wine Co. in Woodland Hills (818) 222-1111, www.whwc.com.