Winemaker Notes
Picked with vibrant acidity at low sugars, the grapes are handpicked and brought to the winery where they are immediately pressed to impart only the lightest color, yet retain all the fresh fruit flavors.
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Wine Enthusiast
This rosé of Mourvédre is fresh and vibrant, yet carries some weight and offers enough body to stand up to a variety of cuisine. Aromas open with rose perfume, ripe strawberry, watermelon, orange zest and a wet stone minerality; the palate continues the journey with additional notes of pink grapefruit and just-ripe nectarine
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.
A large Northern California appellation centered on the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay AVA falls within the larger Central Coast AVA. The smaller appellations of Livermore Valley, Pacheco Pass, San Ysidro District and Santa Clara Valley AVAs fall within the San Francisco Bay boundaries, and all produce high-quality Central Coast wines.