Pale pink, rich and complex with deep, yeasty, toasty style; strawberry, raspberry and citrus notes. Dense and showing spice and layers of flavor as well as seven years of lees aging, long, lush and juicy.
Reviews:
- Wine Enthusiast: Cellar Selection. Legendary vintner Dick Peterson made this rosé from 100% Pinot Noir grown at his vineyard in Yountville. It’s light, crisp and elegant, with intricately layered flavors of strawberries, raspberries, yeast, brioche and vanilla. The mousse is very fine, the finish long and complex. Even at the age of nine years, it’s nowhere near ready. Try after 2019.
- James Suckling: Makes a bold statement, with floral strawberry and almond brioche aromas, offering full-bodied yet balanced citrus, graham cracker and cinnamon flavors. Drink now.
Producer Information
Richard G. Petersonhas been an innovator in the California wine industry since the 1960s. As a young man, he produced novel products such as the first wine cooler for Seagrams and Gallo’s Hearty Burgundy. He was pivotal to the success of a portfolio of wineries, including Beaulieu Vineyards with Andre Tchelistcheff, the Monterey Vineyard,Atlas Peak Vineyards and Folie à Deux Winery. Richard invented many techniques still in use today, such as the “bung-and-roll,” the practice of rolling a barrel to prevent the wood bung from drying.He went on to prove that winemakers do not need to “top off” barrels of wine, because the space between the wine and the barrel is, in fact, a vacuum rather than air, so the wine cannot oxidize as feared. Perhaps his greatest invention was the steel barrel pallet, which allowed barrels to be stacked higher and more securely. Richard developed the “DP Screw,” which delivers antibiotics to vines stricken with Pierce’s disease.
