Winemaker Notes
The diversity of grapes gives this wine complexity and through careful blending achieved a balanced rose with lots of flavors and fruit, complementing the wine's structure and fresh acidity. The aroma is elegant with fine clean fruit notes of pears and apples but with a luxurious ripeness. The mouth-feel is vibrant and has lovely spiciness and a rich texture with fine tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Wölffer Estate Vineyard Long Island Summer in a Bottle stays delicious and forceful. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of earth, strawberries, core fruits. Enjoy it with light hors d'oeurves on a summer day. (Tasted: March 30, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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 far-reaching peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the city of New York, the Long Island appellation includes The Hamptons and North Fork AVAs. With a maritime climate and conditions not unlike that in Bordeaux, the region excels in the production of Bordeaux varieties, namely Merlot and Cabernet Franc.