Hotel Wine tastings – the final tastings from my trip to Paris – May 2025

By  Kosher Wine Musings

I was in Paris is in Late May, with Avi Davidowitz from Kosher Wine Unfiltered. This trip was not about numbers, but rather about sheer logistics. The number of boxes across the number of hotels was more than I wished for! Of course, this was totally self-inflicted, as Avi was coming in for business the week before, and I was juggling too much at home. In the end, it was a far more relaxing trip, as the sheer number of wines was more in the 40s than the usual 60 or 80 wines. A lot of that can be blamed on the number of 2024 or new 2023 wines on the market – there are just ZERO new wines out there. There are loads of old 2022 and 2023 roses in the stores in Paris, and the same can be said for older whites and reds. Wines are not moving, and as such, there was less new stuff to taste.

Two years ago, we had some 80 wines; this May, we were at 40+ wines. There were a few wines that Avi missed, and a few I wished he was able to see evolve, but that is the game as we know it!

The wines were tasted in classic region/style order: Rosés, whites, Wines from Spain and Italy, a single Burgundy, Bordeaux/Blend wines, and I think that is it.

Rosé Wines

We had a total of 10 Rosés, and there was just one 2024 Rose in the stores.

The 2024 Cave D’Esclans Whispering Angel and the 2024 is one of the two Rosé WINNERS from the tasting.

2024 Cave D’Esclans Whispering Angel, Cotes de Provence – Score: 91 (QPR: WINNER)

This is on point – hitting all the notes I want. Nice! The nose of this wine exhibits characteristic Grenache notes, including strawberry, flint, smoke, and citrus, with additional floral and smoky aromas. The mouth of this medium-bodied wine is fun, with good acidity, smoke, flint, strawberry, and nice salinity. This is a clean, well-priced, and refreshing rose. (tasted May 2025) (in Paris, France) (ABV = 13%)