DROP 20
Drop 20
With Tino Kuban and Martin Schgraffer
Guys… this is not your f* Nicki Beach rosé. This is something serious. Drop 20 is all about rosé with backbone: 3 bottles, one oak, two missions — freshness with depth.
First up: ORIGINE Line Rosé by Mr. Kuban — and yes, Les Jardins Vivants energy all over it. A rosé that feels like Burgundy didn’t try to be rosé… it just happened naturally, with precision, tension, and that “quietly expensive” REDUCTION finish you don’t forget.
Second: Maison Glandien — L’Ouverture Rosé 2024. Tino has been turning heads in Burgundy for years, and this rosé is the perfect entry point into his style. Fruit from the Côte Chalonnaise, picked in the cool of early morning. The result is vibrant but not simple, textured but still pure, and built with that quiet confidence that makes you stop mid-sip. If you want to understand Mr. Kuban, you begin here.
And then… the plot twist: Martin Schgraffer’s rosé (South Tyrol, near Bolzano) — a new face, tiny production, and a style that hits like an accident you’re grateful for. I have never seen his bottles and literally found it by mistake, took one sip, and somehow ended up ordering ALL IT COULD GET. Why? Because blind I tought its Tino.
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Inside the box
Drinking recommendation: Mid 2026 (can age forever)
L’Ouverture Rose 2024 – Maison Glandien
L’Ouverture Rosé 2024 is Maison Glandien in a nutshell: precision, restraint, and that unmistakable Burgundy seriousness — just expressed through rosé. Sourced from Côte Chalonnaise fruit picked in the cool of early morning, it keeps all the vibrancy you want, but none of the fluff. Fermented naturally with indigenous yeasts and raised in seasoned Les Jardins Vivants oak, it finds this rare balance between purity and texture, tension and quiet depth. Tino Kuban treats rosé with the same attention he gives to Pinot Noir, and you feel it in the way the wine holds its line: complex, expressive, and built with real craftsmanship. Minimal intervention keeps it honest, while the elegance and length push it far beyond the category
The 2024 vintage was raised in 4.5 pièces, with 65% new oak, adding structure and depth without overt woodiness. Focused, layered, and precise, La Cruci combines tension with subtle richness — a composed, elegant wine that unfolds slowly and promises real ageing potential.
Drinking recommendation: Mid 2026
Fluch und Segen Rose 2023– Martin Schgraffer
Fluch & Segen Rosé is the kind of bottle that makes you forget everything you think you know about rosé. This isn’t “pretty” — it’s serious, tactile, and insanely drinkable at the same time. The first thing you notice is the wood: not loud, not sweet, not oaky — just perfectly integrated, giving the wine shape and calm. Then comes the fruit — bright, juicy, but never simple — wrapped in that beautiful reduction that adds edge and tension.
The blend is as bold as the style: 10% Pinot Noir basket-pressed for a clean, precise line; 40% Merlot + Cabernet Franc done as maceration carbonique for lift and crunch; and 50% Vernatsch (the South Tyrolean native grape, aka Trollinger in Germany), with one third basket-pressed and two thirds macerated for five days for extra grip and depth. The result is rosé with real architecture — fresh, layered, and unmistakably cool.
Drinking recommendation: NOW