A rendezvous with friends is all the more delicious a pleasure over a bottle of luscious chilled dry rosé, hence the name of our “Rendezvous Rosé.” Created by a “delayed saignée,” or bleeding off of half of the “pink” juice of red Carignane, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah grapes after about two days of cold maceration on the skins, it is fermented cold like a white wine to retain every delicious drop of crisp strawberry fruitiness.
Winemaker Notes:
Light cranberry color, juicy strawberry-watermelon fruit aromas, nice mineral, nice lift of spring flowers and fresh zest from cara-cara oranges, tangy vanilla crème fraîche on strawberry shortcake! Refreshingly crisp and dry, mouth-watering actually. Great with almost any food, from sushi to salmon to BBQ!
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Harvest Date:
- October 4, 2023
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- Cold maceration for 2 days on skins to winemakers discretion, then 40% of juice was drained ("bled off") cold-settled and cold-fermented
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 100% stainless steel
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Varietal:
- 94% Carignane, 3% Zinfandel, 3% Petite Sirah
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Appellation:
- 93% Mendocino County, Organically Grown, CCOF Certified (5% Sonoma County, 2% Central Coast)
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Release Date:
- February 15, 2024
