2012 Lillian Winery Rosé

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  11/28/2019 - Grinner wrote: 91 Points

  Fascinating! It's light ruby color made it look more like a light bodied Pinot. There was a tiny bit of oxidation on the nose, but florals and ripe dark fruit again made it unique for a Rosé. Silky, balanced and long; just the biggest Rosé ever!

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  7/6/2018 - Deadhead wrote: 85 Points

  Still not loving this wine - don’t understand the good reviews. This drinks nothing like any rose I have had.

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  4/28/2017 - Deadhead wrote: 85 Points

  Did not love this wine. I am really surprised by all the extremely positive previous reviews...

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  4/1/2017 - Rosengoo wrote: 92 Points

  This was a pop and pour to celebrate a friend's birthday. Take any notes that I post on rose wines with a grain of salt as I'm not at all knowledgeable on these. I can tell you that this wine was much darker than standard rose wine with a nose of overripe berries. Great flavours of these same dark berries almost made this wine taste like a slightly watered down cabernet sauvignon ice wine. Quite enjoyable.

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  6/25/2016 - learningandenjoying Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is a Rosé of Syrah. 4.5*+9+4.5+9+8.5+4.5+4.5=94+; 14.1% alc; Aromatics and flavors continued to come forward and improve as the wine warmed from refer temp to cellar temp to nearly room temp - always an excellent sign. If a ruby and a garnet had a baby, this wine would be the color - pretty remarkable, especially with a bit of outside light hitting the glass. Aromas and flavors of pomegranate, lavender, rose, violet and maraschino cherry (in a good way!). "Sweet," smooth, silky mouthfeel; balanced tannin (yes, in a Rosé) and acidity. This is not even close to its ultimate potential and it is a 4-year-old Rosé. Very glad I have more and will gladly wait another couple of years in anticipation of the next bottle, and maybe a couple more for the next... Yes, Maggie (the winemaker) worked at Sine Qua Non; yes, Maggie paid attention; yes, Maggie is now coming into her own - in a big way. I believe the Lillian and Antica Terra wines all need time in the bottle (3-4 years minimum), and when given that time they reward three-fold the cost (despite the price having gone up a lot in recent years).

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