A rendezvous with friends is all the more delicious a pleasure over a bottle of luscious chilled dry rosé, hence the name of our Rendezvous Rosé. Created by bleeding half of the “pink” juice off of red Carignane grapes a full three days after crushing them, it is fermented cold like a white wine to retain every luscious drop of crisp strawberry fruitiness.
Winemaker Notes:
Light cranberry color, juicy strawberry-watermelon fruit aromas, nice mineral, nice lift of spring flowers and fresh zest from cara-cara oranges, tangy vanilla crème fraîche on strawberry shortcake! Refreshingly crisp and dry, water-watering actually. Great with almost any food, from sushi to salmon to BBQ!
Technical Notes:
2016 Rosé is SOLD OUT!
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Harvest Date:
- September 28-30, 2016
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- Cold maceration for 2.5 days, then 40% of the juice was bled off, then cold settled and cold fermented.
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 100% stainless steel
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Varietal:
- 76% Carignane, 18% Zinfandel, 5% each Pinot Noir, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Appellation:
- Mendocino County
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Release Date:
- February 1, 2017
