Cuvee #6, 2022, Rose, Summer Sky Vineyard, Edna Valley
Vintner: Louisa Lindquist
Country: USA
State: CA
Region: Edna Valley
Grape/Blend: Grenache
Wine Making: 90% Grenache Rose Blanc Noir & 10% Greanche Rose Reeves blended together after aging in neutral French oak. The final wine was intended to be almost a Vin Gris style.
Food Pairing(s): Seafood, crisp salads, crudos, light appetizer, lighter white sauce or seafood based pastas
Serving Temp: 40 F
Glassware: White Wine
Drinks best: Now - 2025
Decanting: Not Needed
Taste Profile:
Earth 🔘
Fruit 🔘🔘🔘
Aromatics 🔘🔘🔘
Structure 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Acid 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Alcohol 🔘🔘
Vintner: Louisa Lindquist
Country: USA
State: CA
Region: Edna Valley
Grape/Blend: Grenache
Wine Making: 90% Grenache Rose Blanc Noir & 10% Greanche Rose Reeves blended together after aging in neutral French oak. The final wine was intended to be almost a Vin Gris style.
Food Pairing(s): Seafood, crisp salads, crudos, light appetizer, lighter white sauce or seafood based pastas
Serving Temp: 40 F
Glassware: White Wine
Drinks best: Now - 2025
Decanting: Not Needed
Taste Profile:
Earth 🔘
Fruit 🔘🔘🔘
Aromatics 🔘🔘🔘
Structure 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Acid 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Alcohol 🔘🔘
Vintner: Louisa Lindquist
Country: USA
State: CA
Region: Edna Valley
Grape/Blend: Grenache
Wine Making: 90% Grenache Rose Blanc Noir & 10% Greanche Rose Reeves blended together after aging in neutral French oak. The final wine was intended to be almost a Vin Gris style.
Food Pairing(s): Seafood, crisp salads, crudos, light appetizer, lighter white sauce or seafood based pastas
Serving Temp: 40 F
Glassware: White Wine
Drinks best: Now - 2025
Decanting: Not Needed
Taste Profile:
Earth 🔘
Fruit 🔘🔘🔘
Aromatics 🔘🔘🔘
Structure 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Acid 🔘🔘🔘🔘
Alcohol 🔘🔘
Brandon Farrell's Notes:
Louisa has always been a master of making very tasty rosé, so naturally, I was interested in making a rosé from her juice. When tasting a specific plot of Grenache, "Blanc de Noir," it was light in color but packed a brilliant, refreshing note with the subtle power of resilient red wine.
My initial vision was to make a wine inspired by Domaine Marquiliani Le Rosé De Pauline Vin De Corse, one of the best rosés I have ever tasted. With this in mind but still wanting to stay true to California, I added 10% of a non-vin gris rosé of Grenache from the same vineyard to enhance the fruit. All said and done, the wine came out with the exact color of a Vin Gris but packs a surprising punch of flavor and structure.
The artwork was created by Niki Farrell while living in Aix Provence. The painting of a sax player in the streets of Aix was the perfect connection to this rosé.
Artwork/Design: Niki Farrell, Oil Painting