Palate

Remember to drink in the now with this delicately colored and exuberantly flavored happy drink. As a wine, Rosé has so much to say, yet is completely unpretentious. She’s an actress that looks different in all her various roles, able to pop up at dinner with the queen in the finest crystal or poolside in a solo cup. Let the exotic pineapple, guava, lime and strawberry character and mouth-watering acidity make you walk a little on the lighter side of Rhône grapes.

Growing Conditions

Parentage: 66% Catapult and 34% Paderewski Vineyards

Paderewski Vineyard:

Travel just west of Paso Robles, and you will find Paderewski Vineyard: 67 acres of undulating, steep, limestone rich hillsides within 570 rural, spring-fed acres. In the early 1900’s, this vineyard was cherished and farmed by world-renowned pianist, Polish diplomat, and vintner, Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Fast forward a century, and this property stood forgotten and fallow. Lucky for us, in 2004, we became the stewards of this amazing piece of property.

Planted: 2004 Acreage: 95 under vine, 570 total Soils: limestone, calcareous, rocky pH: low to mid 8 AVA: Paso Robles District: Willow Creek Red Varietals: Grenache, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Tempranillo, and Zinfandel White Varietals: Grenache Blanc, Picpoul Blanc, and Viognier

Catapult Vineyard:

Directly in the heart of the Paso Robles’ Templeton Gap, near the acclaimed L’Aventure and Booker Vineyards, sits our Catapult Vineyard. In 2008 we came across 45 barren acres of extreme rocky soils packed with silicious shale and little limestone content. Just the type of soils we love; soils that encourage the vines to struggle while finding nourishment deep within the ground. The reward of this hardworking vine are berries packed with wicked complexity and intense flavors.

Though barely three miles from our Paderewski Vineyard, the pH level at Catapult Vineyard is in the high 5’s. A nice complement to the dirt over at “Rewski”. This pH difference, coupled with the cooler mesoclimate at Catapult allows for different flavor profiles from the fruit produced.

Planted: 2008 Acreage: 28 under vine, 45 total Soils: shale, clay, silt, rocky pH: high 5s AVA: Paso Robles District: Willow Creek Red Varietals: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Tempranillo White Varietals: Grenache Blanc,Roussane, and Viognier

Winemaking

Gender: Female | Hair Color: Strawberry blonde | Body Shape: Slender

Favorite Food: Summer salad | Hobbies: People watching in rose-colored glasses

Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels and one French concrete egg

Aging

Aged five months Sur Lie in stainless steel barrels

Appearance

Major: Drama

Graduation: Bottled February 2015 | Debut: Released Spring 2015