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 delicious 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, mouth-watering actually. Great with almost any food, from sushi to salmon to BBQ!
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Harvest Date:
- October 5-8, 2018
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- Cold maceration for 2.5 days on skins to winemakers discretion then approx. 40% of juice was drained bled off, then cold-settled and cold fermented.
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 100% stainless steel
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Varietal:
- 62% Carignane, 36% Zinfandel, 2% Petite Sirah
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Appellation:
- 84% Mendocino County, Cox Vyd,
Organically Grown, CCOF Certified
16% sustainably grown in Sonoma County
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Release Date:
- January 15, 2019
