At A Glance
Château de l'Escarelle entered a new chapter when Yann Pineau acquired the estate in October 2011. The bottle described in detail is Les Deux Anges rosé, a pale, dry and unoaked wine built around wild strawberry, citrus, red berry, stone fruit, herbs, mango and pomelo. Its brisk acidity keeps the fruit fresh, while smoothness gives the wine an easy, clean finish.
The Producer
The strongest concrete fact about Château de l'Escarelle is a date. Yann Pineau acquired the estate in October 2011, opening a new chapter for the estate. The wine associated with that chapter is Les Deux Anges rosé, whose pale colour, dry palate and unoaked handling keep the emphasis on fruit, acidity and freshness.
Les Deux Anges rosé is the bottle through which this profile approaches the estate. Wild strawberry and citrus lead the nose, followed by a clean palate with mango, pomelo and a smooth texture.
Place
This profile begins with Les Deux Anges: Les Deux Anges is a pale, dry rosé whose character is described through fruit, acidity, freshness and method.
The wine is best read through its style rather than a grape name or village hierarchy. Its crisp acidity, red berry and stone fruit flavours, herbal citrus finish and lack of oak give a useful guide to the bottle without leaning on an appellation hierarchy.
Soil And Site
Les Deux Anges is clearest through its pale, dry style and fresh line of acidity.
That limit still leaves something useful to taste. Les Deux Anges does not rely on barrel flavour to create shape. Its unoaked handling leaves wild strawberry, citrus, stone fruit and herbs exposed, while the acidity keeps the finish mouth-watering instead of heavy.
Story
In October 2011, Yann Pineau acquired Château de l'Escarelle. Les Deux Anges carries that chapter into the glass: a pale, dry rosé with clean fruit, brisk acidity, smoothness and no oak.
The acquisition gives the estate a clear date, while the wine brings a pale, dry, unoaked rosé into the present.
Vineyards And Cellar
The clearest cellar choice is simpler and more revealing: the wine is unoaked. Without barrel influence, the palate stays focused on fruit, acidity and texture.
In practical terms, unoaked handling lets the wine's pale, dry profile remain direct. Wild strawberry and citrus appear on the nose, while red berry, stone fruit and herbs carry through the palate and finish. Smoothness softens the brisk acidity without turning the wine sweet.
Wines
Les Deux Anges rosé is pale in colour, dry in style and unoaked in treatment. It is the rosé through which this profile introduces the estate.
The wine's flavour profile moves across several registers. Wild strawberry and citrus mark the nose. Red berry and stone fruit fill the palate, with mango and pomelo adding a rounder tropical and citrus note. Herbs join the finish, where crisp acidity keeps the wine fresh and mouth-watering. Smoothness supplies the soft edge, while the absence of oak leaves the fruit unobscured.
In The Glass
The first lift is wild strawberry, followed by citrus. Once the wine reaches the mouth, red berry and stone fruit appear beside mango and pomelo, giving the pale rosé more flavour breadth than its colour suggests. The palate stays clean because brisk acidity runs through the fruit, and smoothness keeps that acidity from feeling hard.
The finish turns herbal and citrusy. Its freshness comes from the wine's crisp, mouth-watering acidity, while the unoaked method keeps the aftertaste free of barrel spice or toast. What remains is dry, light-coloured and cleanly drawn, with fruit and herbs held in the same fresh line.
A Bottle To Understand It
Start with Les Deux Anges rosé. It brings Château de l'Escarelle into the glass as pale and dry, unoaked, aromatic with wild strawberry and citrus, and smooth across a palate of mango, pomelo, red berry and stone fruit.
It is the right first bottle because its method and taste are easy to connect. No oak covers the fruit, and crisp acidity explains the wine's freshness from the first sip through the herbal citrus finish. Serve it as a direct study in pale rosé, dry fruit and mouth-watering acidity.
Anecdote
In October 2011, Yann Pineau acquired Château de l'Escarelle. The date is the fixed point in the estate's ownership story, and the change of hands gives the château a named new chapter without requiring a larger legend around it. The bottle linked to the estate is Les Deux Anges rosé, pale and dry, with wild strawberry and citrus on the nose. In the mouth, it brings mango, pomelo, red berry and stone fruit, then finishes with herbs, citrus and crisp acidity. It is unoaked, so the wine carries no barrel flavour to distract from the fruit. October 2011 begins with a purchase; the bottle gives that date a present-tense taste.
Final Word
Château de l'Escarelle is best approached through Les Deux Anges rosé. Les Deux Anges rosé offers pale colour, dry fruit, brisk acidity, smooth texture and an unoaked finish, with Yann Pineau's October 2011 acquisition providing the estate's memorable human date.
Sources
- www.vineatransaction.com/en/our_references/yan-pineau-founder-and-ceo-of-the-itancia-group-buys-the-escarelle-en-provence-estate
- chwinemerchants.co.uk/products/chateau-lescarelle-les-deux-anges-rose-aop-provence-france
- noblegreenwines.co.uk/products/chateau-l-escarelle-les-deux-anges-rose-provence
- www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/provence/chateau-de-l-escarelle-les-deux-anges-coteaux-varois-en-111067