NOSE: crisp red fruits; chalky hairspray; florals; a bit green; black dirt.
BODY: deep cherry red color; clear; [forgot to note weight of wine]
TASTE: drying chalky minerality; strawberries and cranberries; rubber tire; a bit hot; 30 sec. finish. This is one of the better roses i’ve had. Very dry, with very little r.s… Handles its high alc. (14.7%) very nicely.
This has to be one of the most unique experiences I have come across with a rosé. I haven’t had this wine, but my wife and I drink a lot of rosé in the summer time and I don’t think I have ever come across one that showed rubber tire flavors and/or a “black dirt” nose. Very interesting and intriguing. In comparison to other rosés that you have had where would you rank it?
it’s important to note that i don’t normally like Rose … maybe there’s something to the fact that this, and another of my favorite roses, are both Syrah roses.
thanks for the note Brian…is the '05 a current release or have you had this around for a while…interesting to see a rose with that much age, as I always though conventional wisdom was “drink 'em young”…glad to see it was still holding up!!
this 2005 is the current release … i have no idea why or how, but it is. I purchased when I visited their tasting room while in Paso a few weeks ago. I don’t know if they made an '06, '07, or '08.
Very intriguing. What does it go for? The more I think about this, I will say that I have found that Bandol rose does tend to give some characteristics similar to what you described, so it’s not all that unusual.
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