Winemaker Notes
Strawberry and citrus notes, more refreshing than a cold lemonade on a hot summer day.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: If you have traveled to France recently, you may have noticed more Bordeaux pink wines on the shelves. Rosés—now a global phenomenon—is finding good partners with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes in more places than Bordeaux. The 2017 Brander is a nifty rosé. TASTING NOTES: This wine is clean, refreshing, and crisp. Its aromas and flavors of red cherries and dried herbs make it a beautiful wine with a salad of roast chicken, cherry tomatoes, and Bibb lettuce. (Tasted: August 3, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Today it is an integral part of the greater Santa Barbara County wine region, but at one time the village, Los Olivos, was a stop on the Wells Fargo stagecoach line.
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