Winemaker Notes
Orange blossoms guava, tangerine and peach skin on the nose. Medium-bodied with great intensity. Lively with notes of nectarine, lemon zest, river rocks, tuberose and peach.
Blend: 95% Mourvedre, 5% Grenache
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This Mourvèdre-based pink wine begins with rounded aromas of strawberry, pluot and damp earth on the nose. There is tremendous tension to the sip, where snappy red-plum flavors meet with a compelling element of earthy funk. —
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Rosé of Mourvèdre is pale cherry-pink with fresh aromas of raspberry leaves, ripe strawberries and baker's yeast with touches of melon, stone and peach. Light to medium-bodied, it offers very pretty, fresh fruits in the mouth with juicy acidity and a long finish. Yum!
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.
On the eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley, the rolling hills of the tiny Happy Canyon AVA produce top quality reds from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and whites from Sauvignon blanc. The region’s low-nutrient soil grows smaller vines and in turn, higher quality wine grapes.