Product Description

Ros Wine by Charles & Charles from Columbia Valley, Washington. I know I say it each year but it’s really true that this is the most complete Rose we’ve made to date, period. The aromatic lift, balance of fruit, minerality and herbal complexity has never been so in tune. A big reason for the jump in complexity is this is the first vintage in which we’ve sourced fruit exclusively from vineyards devoted to our Rose program, and not one vineyard from which we also source fruit for our Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend. The characteristics that we look for in Syrah for Rose, for example, are quite different than what we look for in the red wine blend. With the Rose, we strive for a long hang time to develop flavor, but with low alcohol and ripeness. We invite the tension of a touch of herbal and under ripe notes, a profile we don’t at all want for the red wine blend. Aromas of cherry, wild raspberry, blood orange, rhubarb, salt and Herbs de Provence carry over to the palate, where you also pick up some nice minerality. There is a broad palate that leads nicely into a bright acidity that builds as it refreshes. The color is a pale yet vibrant fuchsia pink.