2018 Highlands Vineyard Rosé - Kori Wines

Ripe peach, flower petals, fresh red cherry. Ruby grapefruit, dry leaves, raspberry jolly rancher. Forest floor and tree moss, coriander and white pepper. Juicy strawberries dipped in powdered sugar boom with implied sweetness, staying dry on the palate despite impressions of succulent watermelon and soft cotton candy. Delicate spring flowers compliment a light perfume before being overcome by complex earthy forest notes and a hint of spice. Expressive and playful, containing surprising electricity with bright acidity and some very subtle tannin hiding within its fully bodied frame. Clean and refreshing on the finish showcasing distinctly gravely minerality. This 2018 Highlands Vineyard Rosé by Kori Wines is an energetic and delicious single vineyard Rosé from the Santa Lucia Highlands.

Rosés can come in many different shapes and sizes. This bottling, crafted by Kori Wines using Pinot Noir sourced from the Highlands Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands, is a gorgeously ripe and fruity expression of summer's favorite wine style. It is deep in color and quite concentrated yet remains quite lean and fresh on the palate. This wine exhibits the distinct structure and intensity of the saignée method and gives off bits of Pinot Noir's beautiful earthiness that comes from a touch of skin contact. This is a powerful and complex Rosé presenting beautiful fruit and terroir in an amplified and full-throttle style.