As middle-of-the-road as can be, this five-grape blend rosé simply is not committed to any particular style, and suffers for it. A mish-mash of generically blended grape varieties, this wine also has a quite low acid level, leaving it flat and unexciting on the palate. In addition, both nose and palate feature a prototypical oxidized note suggesting that this is over-the-hill. Quite surprising, given that I quite like this winery's other rosé, the excellent and dedicated Vin Gris de Cigare. Cest la vie!
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Drank over the course of about a week. Pretty decent actually, agree that it gets much better after the first day (first day tastes too much like the white zinfandel copmponent). Solid if unexciting rose.
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This stuff is good. Curiously, it seemed to develop more complexity after having been opened and placed in a refrigerator for several weeks. Rating is a gut one on this second bottle.
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11/16/2008 - Ombibulous wrote: 73 Points
This time, yuck. Too old? Not pleasant (73.5).
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8/17/2008 - wicozani wrote: 76 Points
As middle-of-the-road as can be, this five-grape blend rosé simply is not committed to any particular style, and suffers for it. A mish-mash of generically blended grape varieties, this wine also has a quite low acid level, leaving it flat and unexciting on the palate. In addition, both nose and palate feature a prototypical oxidized note suggesting that this is over-the-hill. Quite surprising, given that I quite like this winery's other rosé, the excellent and dedicated Vin Gris de Cigare. Cest la vie!
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11/11/2007 - thirtyoneknots wrote:
Drank over the course of about a week. Pretty decent actually, agree that it gets much better after the first day (first day tastes too much like the white zinfandel copmponent). Solid if unexciting rose.
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10/21/2007 - iByron wrote: 87 Points
This stuff is good. Curiously, it seemed to develop more complexity after having been opened and placed in a refrigerator for several weeks. Rating is a gut one on this second bottle.
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7/3/2007 - bubbachumps wrote: 86 Points
Pleasing and non-complicated. Earthy tones with some crisp acidity. Faint strawberry beyond the earth notes.
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