So this red blend is billed as a "Quintessential blend of Rhône Valley red varietals." Which is more vague than I like in a description. So I looked into it and found that it's made from Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Syrah grapes.
This is a soft, very light-bodied wine. The tasting notes mention its vibrant, light-garnet color; mine's more of a circa 1970s earth-toned rust. It's very cranberry lemonade colored.
There's a hint of red berries and lavender on the nose, but it's very slight. There's an even fainter scent of something that might be leather, might be dried rose petals--after they've been macerated. My daughter once made perfume using our backyard roses for a science fair. The rose scent in this wine is reminiscent of one of the early stages.
The rose water flavor is there when you taste the wine, as well--along with something that might be the pomegranate the label advertises--and it's very pronounced on the finish. There's also a good amount of minerality.
The website suggest drinking this at 55 degrees, which...is never happening. I just don't drink red wine cold. I'll drink it at room temperature after it's sat out overnight before I'll drink it cold. That's what white wine is for.
Actually, that's what Frosé is for. Mmm. Frosé (AKA frozen rosé sorbet). But I digress. Also, come to think of it, this wine would also make an outstanding sorbet.
I think, ideally, I'd pair this wine with pork chops, roast pork loin, or something along those lines. Barbacoa, perhaps. Or maybe Chicken Mole. I drank it with pizza, which was fine.
No Way, Rosé
By Kate Davies
https://books2read.com/u/3JA8oP
Could this be a second chance worth savoring?
Rosa
Don’t get me wrong - I’m thrilled that Nonna left her winery to my sisters and me, but I’m terrified, too. With Allegra and Bianca both out of the country, the responsibility falls totally on me - and what if I’m not up to the challenge? Now my ex, Jake Wright, is offering to help out, but that’s terrifying in a different way. Working side by side is bringing all those old feelings back to the surface, and I’m falling for him all over again. But does our partnership have a future, or is heartbreak on the horizon?
Jake
I’ve been away from our hometown for ten long years. Now I’m back, and working with Rosa is both the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to me. We’re saving her family winery one day at a time - and giving in to the heat between us one night at a time, too. But I’m afraid this pairing has an expiration date…
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POUR DECISIONS
https://books2read.com/Pour-Decisions
Meet the Martinelli sisters: Rosa, Bianca and Allegra. These partners in wine have just inherited a once-storied winery in the heart of Napa Valley. They’re living the dream, right?
Not so fast! Because, as it turns out, not everybody is happy for them. And that includes their Uncle Geno who’d assumed the property would come to him.
There are hoops to jump through, barrels to get over, and a mountain of regulations they'll have to scale. But these sisters are crushing it—and we don’t just mean the grapes. They’re making wine, falling in love, and working together to restore their inheritance to its former glory, one pour decision at a time.