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SAM WYLIE-HARRIS ON... THE BEST BLUSHING BEAUTIES RIGHT NOW

WITH our showy rose gardens in full bloom and rosé wine season in full swing, now is the time to kick-start your holiday rose romance with the flurry of styles hitting the shelves.

Here are five pinks to snap up now...

1 PEDRO LUIS MONASTRELL ROSé 2019, SPAIN, £5.99, Aldi

HAPPINESS in a glass and a star buy, this is a fun and frivolous rosé to bring you that much closer to a place in the sun. A seductive salmon pink, it’s lifted and lively with aromas and flavours of peppery red fruit, cherries, pink grapefruit and thread of acidity on the crisp finish.

2 CASILLERO DEL DIABLO ROSé 2019, CHILE, £6 (was £8) until June 8, Tesco

A WARM-WEATHER wine that looks as good as it tastes. With hints of blackberry leaf and spice, there’s ample raspberry, black fruits and a wash of watermelon keeping it fresh with an attractive structure and crisp finish. A lovely style to chill out with.

3 16 LITTLE BLACK PIGS ROSé 2019, SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA, £8.99, Virgin Wines

HERE we have a punchy, copper pink (14.5% abv) that’s Australian through and through, with beams of vibrant summer fruits and mouth-filling flavours of strawberry, raspberry and redcurrants with an alluring creaminess and exuberance that’s generous and playful to the very last sip.

4 MIRABEAU FOREVER SUMMER 2019, SOUTH OF FRANCE, £9.50, Sainsbury’s

QUITE the most delicious petal pink (and lower abv at

11%) you could ever wish to grace your lunchtime ice bucket. With luscious red berry notes entwined with hints of ripe melon and dried cherry, a refreshing juicy character with fresh acidity flowing throughout, Forever Summer lives up to her name – and the label is pretty enough to turn heads.

5 M BY FAMILLE SUMEIRE MEDITERRANEE ROSé 2019, PROVENCE, FRANCE, currently £10.80 (was £11.99), Winebuyers.com

A THRILLING rosé – it really is a case of drink and dial M for marvellous with this pale coral pink. The beautiful bouquet of sweet berry fruits with a hint of vanilla and spice, married with flavours of strawberry and raspberry, a silky, creamy palate complemented by a delicate mineral character, this is the type of rosé that seduces the taste buds with every sip.