The Spit Take: Post Malone’s new rosé, Maison No. 9

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Jon Bon Jovi’s got one. Brangelina’s got one. And now American rapper Post Malone’s got one too.

No, this isn’t about gold records or statues for outstanding work in entertainment — it’s about pink wine.

Post Malone's Maison No.9 rosé, a blend of four red grapes grown in the Mediterranean region of southern France, is the latest celebrity-backed wine to enter the Manitoba market. (Owen Sweeney / The Associated Press files)
Post Malone's Maison No.9 rosé, a blend of four red grapes grown in the Mediterranean region of southern France, is the latest celebrity-backed wine to enter the Manitoba market. (Owen Sweeney / The Associated Press files)

Post Malone’s Maison No. 9 is the latest celebrity-driven rosé to hit store shelves, following the success of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Miraval wine and Jon Bon Jovi’s Diving Into Hampton Water.

They’re all made in France — Bon Jovi’s wine (formerly available in Manitoba, but now seemingly out of stock) is sourced from the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south, while the grapes for Miraval come from Brangelina’s estate in the Côtes de Provence region.

Post Malone’s pink wine hails from the southern Méditerranée region, and is made from a blend of the red Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Merlot grapes. (Supplied)
Post Malone’s pink wine hails from the southern Méditerranée region, and is made from a blend of the red Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Merlot grapes. (Supplied)

Post Malone’s pink wine hails from the southern Méditerranée region, and is made from a blend of the red Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Merlot grapes. And from Post Malone himself, via the Maison No. 9 website: “Rosé is for when you want to get a little fancy.” (Fun fact: Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, was born in New York but was raised in Grapevine, Texas.)

At $32.95, it certainly brings quite the fancy price tag, although it still comes in a dollar cheaper than the Miraval. The first time Maison No. 9 went on sale in the U.S. last August, it sold out in a flash, as it likely will in the Manitoba market. The wine was released on Monday, July 12, and is rolling out to Manitoba Liquor Marts as well as private wine stores.

Is it worth it the hefty-ish price tag? Should you be rushing out to snap up Post Malone’s pink wine? Free Press drinks writer Ben Sigurdson cracked open a bottle of Maison No. 9 to find out…

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