Winemaker Notes
This is a delightful berry-scented Pinot Noir rose. Bone-dry yet well balanced with ripe, juicy cherry and raspberry flavors. Sweet but smooth.
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This is a zippy, delightfully raspberry-scented Pinot Noir rosé. Bone-dry yet deeply concentrated, with ripe, juicy blackberry and cherry flavors, it's a firmly structured sip that can stand up to colder weather and sturdier fare like game or salmon. Finishes long on delicate tea tannins and a kiss of smoky spice.
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.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.