Winemaker Notes
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the 2023 San Simeon GrenacheRosé is a gloriously elegant wine. Employing a delicate pressing method, wequickly separated the juice from the skins to retain freshness and acaptivating light salmon hue. Fermenting in stainless steel tanks preservedthe pristine aromatics and bright acidity. This rosé tantalizes with aperfumed bouquet of summer melon and ripe strawberries. On the palate,nuanced fruit flavors intertwine with delicate floral notes for a symphony offlavors. The alluring structure boasts vibrant acidity and a lengthy finish for asense of refinement, sophistication and grace.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Very light hued in the glass, this bottling offers subtle aromas of raspberry, crushed rock and dusty earth on the nose. The palate is refreshing and firm in texture, with easygoing melon, white flower and chalk flavors.
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.
Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast.
Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA.
This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.