Bin end rosé day, the final bottles on another of our longer term aging experiments on value wines.
Nose has Creamsicle orange sherbet, dried peach, dried raspberry, dried papaya, orange slices, white flowers and crushed granite in moist soil.
Palate has tangerine gummy bears, honey, fresh Clementine, fresh apricot, white flowers with perfect acidity, long finish, mild sweetness. A great bottle with life in the bottle still remaining!
(50% Merlot / 50% Cabernet Franc)
Bin end rosé day, the final bottles on another of our longer term aging experiments on value wines.
Nose has Creamsicle orange sherbet, dried peach, dried raspberry, dried papaya, orange slices, white flowers and crushed granite in moist soil.
Palate has tangerine gummy bears, honey, fresh Clementine, fresh apricot, white flowers with perfect acidity, long finish, mild sweetness. A great bottle with life in the bottle still remaining!
(50% Merlot / 50% Cabernet Franc)
Jul 25th, 2020Getting close to the end of our value rosé aging experiment. This was an old favorite of ours, used to buy at least two cases on every release. It was very fruit forward, and at $8 it was easy on the wallet, perfect summer sipper. Alas our palates have changed over the years, and we stopped buying this in 2015. Fortunately we have plenty of other bottles to distract us.
(50% Merlot / 50% Cabernet Franc)
The color is very orange-orange-salmon, quite cool looking.
Nose is mineral with fresh Clementine.
Palate is so fresh and singing (thanks to Stelvin closures), I'd venture this bottle still has 1-2 years left without concern. Clementine, white flowers, medium finish. I'm all smiles at how well this bottle is drinking today.
Getting close to the end of our value rosé aging experiment. This was an old favorite of ours, used to buy at least two cases on every release. It was very fruit forward, and at $8 it was easy on the wallet, perfect summer sipper. Alas our palates have changed over the years, and we stopped buying this in 2015. Fortunately we have plenty of other bottles to distract us.
(50% Merlot / 50% Cabernet Franc)
The color is very orange-orange-salmon, quite cool looking.
Nose is mineral with fresh Clementine.
Palate is so fresh and singing (thanks to Stelvin closures), I'd venture this bottle still has 1-2 years left without concern. Clementine, white flowers, medium finish. I'm all smiles at how well this bottle is drinking today.
May 26th, 2018
Is much deeper on the palette than in color. Soft nose with a bit of strawberry. Medium minerality, nice apricot and strawberry, tiny hint of clove and a little acid on the finish.
Is much deeper on the palette than in color. Soft nose with a bit of strawberry. Medium minerality, nice apricot and strawberry, tiny hint of clove and a little acid on the finish.
May 19th, 2014
Wish it was more dry, ok acid, citrusy grapefruit notes
Wish it was more dry, ok acid, citrusy grapefruit notes
May 12th, 2014
Gascony, Southwest France, France
