Rosé Wine

Jun 192012
 
2011 Starmont  Rosé Wine, CA, $20 (S) – Rating 3.85

This varietal blend opens with a light nose of strawberry and spice. The palate offers up flavors of ripe watermelon, ripe strawberry, rhubarb, red cherry and raspberry balanced with a touch of zippy acidity. It paired very well with our Parmesan talapia and spinach/strawberry salad. Buy This Wine

Jun 192012
 
2011 V. Sattui Winery North Coast Rosato, Rose Wine, CA, $22 (S) – Rating 4.0

This dark ruby rose’ opens with a nose of strawberry & rhubarb pie. The combination of Grenache, Syrah and Carignane offers the palate flavors of  bright strawberry, raspberry and ripe cherry with welcome notes of baking spice. Plenty of zippy acidity and a faint hint of sweetness makes this a good foodie wine to pair with everything from a summer salad to grilled chicken to salmon. Buy This Wine

Jun 032012
 
2011 Peterson Winery Vin Gris Donna Bella, Tollini Vineyard, Mendocino County, CA, $17 (S) – Rating 90

A fun stainless steel co-fermented blend of 50% Grenacia, 25% Syrah, 25% Carignane with a nose of ripe watermelon, bright cherry and floral notes. On the palate, the wine offers up a round mouth-feel with a bit of zippy acidity. Flavors of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and rhubarb are combined with a good dose of baking spice for a well balanced sipper. Available by the bottle or a 3 liter bag-in-box. Buy This Wine

Jun 032012
 
2011 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Blanc, Brugion Vineyard, Sonoma County, CA, $18 (S) – Rating 91

Consistently great Pinot Noir Rose’ with plenty of body. Perfect with grilled salmon or as a sipper during an orange summer sunset. The nose offers scents of strawberry and cherry while the wine sports a robust mouth-feel with flavors of ripe strawberry, ripe cherry, cranberry, rhubarb and pie spice. There is nothing wimpy about this dry pink in your glass.

Jun 032012
 
2009 Desert Wind Dry Rose’, Sacagawea Vineyard Wahluke, WA, $15 (S) – Rating 88

The blend of 92 percent Sangiovese and 8 percent Chardonnay sports a nose of ripe strawberry with slight notes of tomato. The flavors are an enjoyable blend of ripe strawberry, raspberry, a hint of ripe tomato and rhubarb. Fermented in neutral barrels for a soft and round mouth-feel. Buy This Wine