Bijou Rosé Wins Silver Medal IWC 2017

Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rosé Wins Silver Medal Bijou Rosé wins Silver and is now top of its class! We are pleased to announce that Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rosé 2015 has won a Silver medal with The International Wine Challenge. There were no Gold medals awarded in the Still Rosé Class which…

Drinks International Pick of the Launches

Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rouge, Cabrières A full-bodied red wine from Cabrières, France, made predominately from Syrah and Grenache. The company says it works with selected growers and itself has old vines with an average age of 30 years on volcanic soils, therefore low yields which are said to give Bijou its concentrated flavours.…

Rose Murray Brown MW

Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rouge, Cabrières The Sophie Valrose white, rose and red are proof that Languedoc can offer immense – my favourite is this spicy succulently fruity Rouge – a Cotes du Rhone-style red made from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah.  The hidden appellation of Cabrieres in Herault lies beneath the Pic de Vissou…

Wine Anorak

Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak- 91/100

Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rouge, Cabrières This is fabulous. It’s fresh, vivid and direct with blackberry and black cherry fruit, with some lovely meatiness in the mix. There are notes of pepper and clove adding savoury interest, and a deliciously floral, aromatic spicy garrigue edge to the fruit. It’s almost saline, too, with a…