Wolffer Estate - Summer in a Bottle Rose 2020 (3L)

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Producer	Wolffer Estate
Country	United States
Region	New York
Subregion	Long Island
Varietal	Rosé
Vintage	2020
Sku	37463
Size	3L

 

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Bright shiny copper in color. The aroma is elegant with fine clean fruit notes of pears and apples but with a luxurious ripeness. The mouth-feel is vibrant and has lovely spiciness and a rich texture with fine tannins. It is livened up by nice acidity and a classic minerality and salinity. This dry rosé is very savory and has a long finish with creamy yeast and delicate chalk notes. This may be the most food-friendly Summer in a Bottle to date and is certainly the perfect summer wine!

Blend: 48.5% Merlot, 17% Chardonnay, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, 3% Gewürztraminer, 3% Sauvignon Blanc, 2% Pinot Meunier, 0.5% Pinot Blanc

Serve chilled, solo or as a complement to almost any food. At cocktail parties, it will shine alongside hors d’oeuvres such as smoked salmon, lobster, shrimp, carpaccio and soft cheeses. It can also complement main-course fish and pork dishes, and at Thanksgiving, it is perfect with turkey.

The 2020 Summer in a Bottle is the winery's most atmospheric pink, in large part, to be sure, because of its beautiful flowered bottle. It is a kitchen-sink blend of 48.5% Merlot, 17% Chardonnay, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and dollops of other grapes, including a little Gewürztraminer, for the rest. It is all unoaked, near bone dry and comes in at 12.8% alcohol. There is no malolactic fermentation. If you wonder what makes this different than the estate pink, the answer to me is that this is bolder and a little more flamboyant. They aren't night-and-day different, but the estate pink seems more refined and balanced by comparison. That's relative, to be sure. This also substitutes some Cabernet Franc for part of the Cabernet Sauvignon component on the estate bottling. The acidity is beautiful here, supporting the fruit, lifting it and leading to a juicy finish. It has a certain something different to it that makes it lively and intriguing. It's pretty delicious but also seriously styled. It's definitely not a Johnny-one-note. That said, the estate pink is $8 less. Of course, you don't get the pretty bottle there.