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Frizzantea Rosé
Winesparkling tea

Frizzantea Rosé

An alcohol-free sparkling rosé tea from M&S, made with Darjeeling tea and fermented to give a pink-hued fizz with summer fruit and vanilla character.

About This Drink

The Rosé variant of M&S's Frizzantea takes the same fermented Darjeeling tea base as the Brut and adds concentrated black carrot for colour and tannin for structure, which shifts the flavour profile into red berry territory. Red berries and smooth vanilla are the brand's own descriptors, and they're reasonably accurate: the blackcurrant and raspberry notes feel like a natural development of the fermentation rather than added flavouring. The 250ml can format makes this one more of a casual drink than the 75cl Brut bottle — easier to finish in one sitting, portable, no need for a glass if you're not fussed. At 0.5% ABV it sits at the low-alcohol threshold, and the vegan-friendly status is confirmed. What makes the Frizzantea range genuinely interesting is the starting point. Sparkling tea carries a different quality of bitterness and tannin to dealcoholised wine, and that shows in how it finishes. It won't stand in for Champagne, but it holds its own as something distinct — which is about the most you can ask of a category-bridging product.

Ingredients

Darjeeling Tea, Sugar, Concentrated Black Carrot, Tannin, Fermentation Culture, Carbon Dioxide

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

RED BERRIES AND SMOOTH VANILLA WITH A DARK TEA UNDERCURRENT; BLACKCURRANT AND RASPBERRY LEAD

Aroma

RED BERRY AND GENTLE VANILLA OVER DARJEELING TEA; FAINT EARTHY DEPTH FROM BLACK CARROT

Character

Appearance
PALE ROSE-PINK FROM BLACK CARROT CONCENTRATE
Mouthfeel
LIGHT AND LIVELY WITH FINE CARBONATION; TANNIN ADDS STRUCTURE
Finish
DRY WITH TEA-TANNIN GRIP; CLEAN AND SLIGHTLY FRUITY

Production

Premium Darjeeling tea slowly fermented over several weeks; black carrot for colour

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

RED BERRIES AND SMOOTH VANILLA WITH A DARK TEA UNDERCURRENT; BLACKCURRANT AND RASPBERRY LEAD

Aroma

RED BERRY AND GENTLE VANILLA OVER DARJEELING TEA; FAINT EARTHY DEPTH FROM BLACK CARROT

Character

Appearance
PALE ROSE-PINK FROM BLACK CARROT CONCENTRATE
Mouthfeel
LIGHT AND LIVELY WITH FINE CARBONATION; TANNIN ADDS STRUCTURE
Finish
DRY WITH TEA-TANNIN GRIP; CLEAN AND SLIGHTLY FRUITY

Production

Premium Darjeeling tea slowly fermented over several weeks; black carrot for colour