"Located in Les Arcs-sur-Argens, near Draguignan, Château Sainte Roseline is a very old abbey (12th century). The estate extends over 108 hectares where 11 different grape varieties are cultivated to make rosé, red and Cru Classé whites In 1994, Bernard Teillaud took over the operation to make it one of the flagship wine estates of Provence.
  
Roseline’s story has left its mark on people around Les Arcs. In the 13th century, when famine hit the countryside hard, Roseline, daughter of the Marquis de Villeneuve, lord of Arcs, got into the habit of secretly emptying the family reserves to help starving peasants. One day, her suspicious father asks her to show what she is hiding under her apron, from which, miraculously, an armful of roses escapes. It is perhaps from this event that his religious vocation dates back. Superior prioress of the Celle-Roubaud abbey, she died in 1329. Exhumed five years after her death, her body was found intact, before finally being embalmed in 1894 and placed in a crystal shrine in the chapel, which became today a renowned place of worship.
  
Cuvée Prieure: flagship of the Château is a tribute to Saint Roseline who was Mother Prioress of the abbey between the 13th and 14th centuries.
  
Harvest conducted by a belt thus avoiding spoilage of the berries, then destemmed and undergoes double sorting.
  
Aging in barrels for 12 months then again in wooden vats for 6 months to allow harmonization of the final blend.
  
 On the nose : Aromatic, notes of licorice, cinnamon, red fruits, chocolate.
  
 In the mouth : Power and finesse, harmonious, ripe fruit, lingering finish."