A checked blouse with an apple branch for a head, spectacles with eyes, a gramophone and bunches of grapes: the label on this rosé looks like a picnic that got slightly out of hand. That's the Hands Off style, a young Spanish brand working with winemakers who intervene as little as possible. This rosé is made for them by Bodegas Gardel, a family winery in Las Mesas, in the province of Cuenca.

Character

Garnacha — better known elsewhere as Grenache — is a Spanish grape that, as a rosé, gives mainly red fruit: strawberry, raspberry, a touch of cherry. At 11% this is a light, fresh rosé, the kind you top up without thinking. Organic and vegan, as stated on the label.

How I serve it

Cold, at 8 to 10 °C, and keep the bottle in a cooler on the table. Rosé that warms up loses exactly what makes it fun.

• At the barbecue: chicken skewers, grilled vegetables, prawn kebabs.
• With a margherita pizza or pasta with tomato and basil.
• With a salade niçoise.
• Simply as an aperitif, with crisps and a little tapenade.

What to do with it

This is the bottle I bring to a garden party: organic, affordable and with a label everyone looks at twice. Drink it young and drink it cold. If you like, put it next to the Hands Off white and red: three colours, three labels, one story.

Origin & facts

• Grape — Garnacha
• Origin — Vino de la Tierra de Castilla, Spain
• Alcohol — 11% vol
• Volume — 75 cl
• Organic — EU organic, control body ES-ECO-002-CM
• Vegan — yes, with vegan label
• Producer — Bodegas Gardel, Las Mesas (Cuenca, Spain), for Hands Off
• Allergens — contains sulphites