Post Flirtation Rosé 2018
Varietal:
85% Zinfandel, 15% Nero d'Avola
Alcohol:
13%
Vineyard:
Zinfandel: King Vineyard, Suisun Valley; grown sustainably with compost teas and without pesticides and herbicides; dry farmed.
Nero d’Avola: Benson Ranch Vineyard, Ukiah, Mendocino County; 14 year old dry farmed (no irrigation) vines; farmed according to organic principles without the use
Tasting Notes:
2018 was a cool vintage, resulting in refreshing and slightly less concentrated rosés compared to the recent warmer vintages we’ve had in California. Combining a barrel-fermented Zinfandel base with a touch of fruity Nero d’Avola resulted in a fresh and distinctly playful rosé, but a wine that still maintains the Stoumen savoriness that comes from great vineyards. We opted to filter this Post Flirtation Rosé to remove sediment and accent the fruit-forward qualities.
Tableside Talk
A cooler vintage in 2018 ushered us into making a Post Flirtation rosé out of what normally goes into our single vineyard, single varietal rosés: this packs some major quality for the price of a summer sipper.
Martha's Notes
2018 was a cool vintage, resulting in refreshing and slightly less concentrated rosés compared to the recent warmer vintages we’ve had in California. Combining a barrel-fermented Zinfandel base with a touch of fruity Nero d’Avola resulted in a fresh and distinctly playful rosé, but a wine that still maintains the Stoumen savoriness that comes from great vineyards. We opted to filter this Post Flirtation Rosé to remove sediment and accent the fruit-forward qualities.
Production Notes
Production: 168 cases
At Bottling:
13% alcohol. At bottling (May 2019): free SO2 19 mg/L, total SO2 was 30 mg/L.
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