Nose
This wine begins with aromas of tangerine, mandarin orange, white peach and delicate floral hints.
Palate
The fruit flavors lean toward ruby grapefruit and cranberry with a subtle mineral and refreshing acid component that brings complexity and a food-friendly character to the wine.
Growing Conditions
Our 2015 Rosé of Pinot Noir is produced predominately from an estate vineyard located in Green Valley of the Russian River Valley. The wine is produced from grapes gently pressed to avoid extraction of any color from the Pinot Noir skins. We blended a small amount of saignée wine, which comes from slightly more ripe fruit, to give the wine a beautiful light salmon hue and brighter fruit characteristics. The juice was fermented in small stainless steel tanks at cold temperatures to maintain bright fruit characters, with a small amount of the juice finishing fermentation in French oak barrels for a touch of richness and complexity.
Winemaking
Stainless Steel Fermentation
Aging
40% finished in neutral French oak barrels
Food Pairing
Enjoy this wine just under cellar temperature (52 ̊ F) for maximum expression of the complexity of the wine or chilled on a hot summer day as an aperitif.
