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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 46 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by McMalbec on 8/15/2021: No surprise at this point in its life but the fruit is almost gone. The quality of the winemaking is what makes this enjoyable, along with good cellaring. After I found the bottle in the cellar last night I moved it up to the refrigerator. Poured it about 24 hours later. noticing that it improved noticeably after it had warmed up for 30-45 minutes at room temperature. Worked well with a Sunday night supper of vegetarian meatball(garlic seasoned) and pasta and asparagus. (827 views) | | | Tasted by McMalbec on 5/29/2021: Found this in the cellar (was reaching for a '16) and decided to give it a try despite its age. Some strawberry nose left but monolithic on the palate. Worked nicely with a Margarita pizza. (832 views) | | | Tasted by Birorganic on 2/26/2017 & rated 88 points: Faded but still drinkable. My fault for buying too many 2014 rosés. (2110 views) | | | Tasted by retired_and_roving on 5/9/2016: 2015's just arrived - so time to drink up the last of the 2014's - now we finally have some nice weather in NYC. Pale salmon/peachy color - a bit of light sediment/crystals in bottle. Pnp and drank over two nights. Lovely nose of fresh strawberries - the kind that are picked that day. Well balanced with bright acidity but a nice weight. I continue to believe they make one of the nicest roses I have tried. Look forward to trying the 2015's. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by acidqueen on 4/10/2016 & rated 90 points: Pale salmon, nicely balanced. Crisp, mineral, lightweight red berries notes. Always a winner. (2393 views) | | | Tasted by Joe_btsplk on 4/2/2016 & rated 82 points: Flat, lacking any fruit, tannin, or body. Uninteresting. (1997 views) | | | Tasted by arthrovine on 2/21/2016: finished my 6 pack of this beauty on a sunny Feb day (45 degrees) here in the hills of PDX while walking the dog.
Last bottle was all kinds of savory funky elements. Fruit had lessened substantially. Wet mary jane leaf (we know this here), faded peach and pear, nice acidity with a bit of creaminess coming in. Delish.
can't wait for the 2015. (2413 views) | | | Tasted by arthrovine on 11/26/2015: Awesome rose. A rebuy for me for sure next year (2097 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 10/14/2015 & rated 88 points: Super-intriguing nose, slightly reductive (rubbery), with fresh raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, fallen leaves, dry dusty rocks.
In the mouth, light and savory, with alcohol that sticks out a bit (despite clocking in at only 11.5%) and a touch of phenolic bitterness. Great length. This is good stuff! I like this bottle much better than the previous bottle I tried. (1888 views) | | | Tasted by Curt11 on 9/13/2015 & rated 92 points: Way above average for domestic rose. More saline than fruity, and loved the low alcohol/drinkability factor. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 8/29/2015: Great rose - more acidity than fruit going on here. It's got that refreshing character that I look for. Very easy drinking. (1699 views) | | | Tasted by samoss on 8/21/2015 & rated 89 points: Slightly brown salmon color, clear.
Ample bouquet.
Full taste with raspberry,plum and vanilla.
Long rich finish. Good tannin and acid. We like it. (1537 views) | | | Tasted by Oskiwawa on 8/8/2015 & rated 89 points: If you like a lighter provence styled rose, this one is for you. Delicate palate. Goes great with a salad or light meal. Definitely will buy again. Quite enjoyable (1441 views) | | | Tasted by Gjpass on 8/6/2015 & rated 91 points: - Orange color with slow forming legs and aromas of honey, apple, peach, orange blossom and melon. It's balanced and has flavours of peach, grapefruit and orange blossom with a light body. Linear texture with a short finish - Excellent Rose. Very linear with little acidity. No astringency at 11.5% alcohol. Consistent from sip to finish with no bump in fruit, and quick finish. Great with chicken and summer. Slight note of salinity on the finish which adds to the smoothness. At $20 the QPR is excellent. Buy it if you can find it.
(1518 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 8/2/2015: This reminds me of the Provence style, very dry, very crisp, great acidity. Pale salmon color. Lower fruit content, but it comes across as super refreshing on a hot summer evening. We are continuing to enjoy. Glad we have a few more left to last us through the summer. (1389 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 7/4/2015 & rated 89 points: Light Salmon in color. Modest nose, decent depth of fruit, started July 4 th dinner, but consumed inside at cool and not cold temperature. Everyone liked it. (1547 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 7/2/2015: Slightly different than my first bottle in that I had a nice fruit flavor coming this time and while the acidity is wonderful, it's not overdone. Warm summer evening and this wine was just perfect for that. More of a citrus version or maybe some unripe fruit. But still there and more full-bodied than I had expected it to be. Still, not overpowering and very good. Would buy again. (1343 views) | | | Tasted by John Dunlap on 6/28/2015 & rated 90 points: No formal notes as this wine was served at a lunch party. Will say that it is a lovely rose and wonderful for summer drinking. Must buy more next year. (1501 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 6/27/2015 & rated 91 points: Tasting with Duncan Meyers of Arnot Roberts (Ordinaire): Sweet nose leads to a crisp, salty, slightly-chewy rose with a beautifully dry finish. (1785 views) | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 6/22/2015: Translucent pale peach, bright vibrant juicy saline, light weight but sappy, excellent and more dynamic than last bottle. (1414 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 6/11/2015: Wine has great acidity. Fruit is less prevalent here although maybe some grapefruit. A bit of floral. I mostly get the acid though. Very crisp and refreshing and works very well on a hot day. (1359 views) | | | Tasted by bklynfoodie on 5/30/2015 & rated 90 points: Melon, peach, and mineral. (1465 views) | | | Tasted by THECORKDORK on 5/29/2015 & rated 88 points: I think I liked the 2013 better but this one is still solid. Mineral with hints of peach flesh and raspberry. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by bcg14 on 5/27/2015 & rated 88 points: Juicy and dry, but a little lighter than typical for this bottling. (1433 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 5/15/2015: One of our aperitifs for the PEF foundation dinner...most of the guests were skeptical and considered themselves non-Rose drinkers.
Consistent with prior notes, great rose. Crowd loved it (1547 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Arnot-Roberts Producer Website
Jamie Kutch left a highly paid career as a stock trader in 2005 to move to California and pursue his dream of making wine. People thought he was crazy, until the first Pinot Noir he released scored 93 points in Wine Spectator. That shouldn't come as a surprise as Jamie has cut his teeth among some of the best producers in the Pinot Noir world. From his time spent working at the revered Kosta Browne in Sonoma to receiving sage advice from none other than Aubert de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Jamie has taken everything he has learned to produce some of the most compelling and terroir driven wines in California.
The Kutch wines are made as naturally as possible. After the grapes are harvested by hand, they are sorted meticulously and moved only by gravity, before being fermented in small open-top containers with hand and foot punch downs using indigenous yeasts. When fermented, the wine is gravity flowed into French Oak barrels, where they age sur lie (on the lees). The vineyard pursues a minimalist philosophy, trying to produce the purest expression of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a particular place and time.
Since foundation 2001, Arnot-Roberts has been one of the most progressive and revolutionary producers on the California landscape. Initially their focus was just on making great Californian wines, but when the cool 2005 vintage gave them wines in a more austere, high acid style than the region was used to, Nathan and Duncan reacted completely differently to practically everyone else in California – they loved them and decided to pursue lower ripeness levels and higher acidity in all of their wines henceforth.
The intent is to produce wines that express the character of the sites in which the grapes are grown. No vineyards are owned. Fruit was sourced by arrangements with farmers from prime sites in Napa, the Sonoma Coast, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Santa Rita Hills, Moon Mountain and the Sierra Foothills. The focus is on single vineyards, but some regional / appellation wines are also made if the grapes show strong association with their origins. The common thread is that most of the fruit is sourced from cooler vineyard sites.
Touriga Nacional Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia
Touriga Nacional is the foundation for many port wines. It's a hearty, thick-skinned red grape with moderate acidity, firm tannins, and black fruit character.Rosé Rosé - WikipediaUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson CaliforniaNapa Valley.http://www.stagecoachvineyard.com/vineyards/our_vineyards.php
Santa Ynez.http://www.everyvine.com/org/Camp_Four/vineyard/Camp_Four/ |
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