This pretty Rosé is an Estate Bottled blend of Tempranillo, Syrah and Malbec grown in our Matchbook Vineyard. It has lovely flavors of peaches and cream, cola and sassafrass, watermelon and honeydew with underlying hints of Queen Anne cherries and honeysuckle. A lively citrus finish wakes up the palate. This is the wine to pop open with good friends at a tailgate, or a picnic or at poolside with a big bowl of guacamole and chips.
Blend: 80% Rosé of Tempranillo, 11% Rosé of Syrah, 9% Rosé of Malbec
Production: 560 cases
24 hours after we crushed our Tempranillo grapes, we “bled” a small percentage of the juice off the skins before it had a chance to color up. This juice was then slowly and naturally cold fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. The 2009 fermentation took almost four months to complete, producing a wine with beautiful aromatics and a delicate color. We made a very small amount of rosé from Syrah and Malbec to blend in for added complexity.
