Kale McGah Vineyard Rose 2020
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There are notes of classic onion skin pink that go deeper into a pale strawberry note. Light raspberry, strawberry shortcake and delicate white flowers jump out of the glass with a backbone of wet stone and mineral on the nose. The palate is clean and crisp with immediate red berries on the attack and followed by a refreshing mineral and a tart watermelon that lingers for a medium-plus finish.
Blend: 84% Grenache, 16% Mourvedre
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Kale Wines is an Asian American owned winery with an Asian American winemaker, Kale Anderson. Both Kale and his wife Ranko come from multiracial backgrounds. Kale is half Filipino and half white and Ranko is half Japanese, a quarter Filipino and a quarter Polish. Although Kale has always wanted to be acknowledged for his wines and winemaking, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, while Kale was Director of Winemaking at Pahlmeyer, he became one of the youngest winemakers to receive a 100 point score from Wine Advocate. He is also one of the only Asian American winemakers in the world to accomplish this feat.
Kale's name is actually Kalè, but born and raised in Northern California he has always gone by Kale. Kale's great grandparents were some of the first Filipino Americans to settle in the Central Valley, own land and farm. Ranko's grandparents met in the Japanese internment camps during WWII. Although Kale and Ranko's story is not the norm for a small, family owned winery, they celebrate diversity everyday by sharing their passion for Rhône inspired wines in the Napa Valley.
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