As you may have seen on Twitter, each Wednesday is dubbed #WineWednesday and provides the opportunity to give mention to those that have something to do with wine. I am bringing that idea to WestToast and will be bringing you my thoughts on a recent bottle I drank on each #WineWednesday.
With the weather turning nice it means that we do a lot of
grilling. It also means that we drink a lot more white wine and rosé. The other
night we decided to grill some burgers and corn on the cob and whileI was
originally thinking a lighter red wine like a Pinot, Katie was thinking more of
a rosé, which provides the selection for this week’s #WineWednesday, the 2010
Esterlina Cole Ranch Rosé
We first visited Esterlina Vineyards on our way home from a
weekend of covering Winesong! up in Mendocino County. The tasting room is quite remote and we
had to travel up this winding dirt road for awhile to get there. I am glad we
didn’t turn back because we found a real gem in Esterlina. We sat on the 2nd
story deck of the house sipping through their wines while overlooking the
breathtaking Anderson Valley. Instead of breadsticks, Cheetos were
provided....yep, the artificial orange colored Cheetos.
The 2010 Rosé comes from the Cole Ranch AVA, which is the
smallest AVA in the United States at just over 250 acres, all owned by
Esterlina. I wasn’t sure how the rosé would stand up to all of the grilled food
and thought it might be too light. I was pleasantly surprised by it though and
it actually worked really well. There was enough body to it that it stood up
nicely with the grilled food and it was quite refreshing since it was still 90
degrees outside.
This was such a nice rosé and I wish I had purchased more
than the one bottle. I was able to taste some strawberry and watermelon and the
color was just stunning. It makes me happy that winemakers are working with rosé
and doing some really great things to try and eliminate the perception that all
rosé are sweet wines and/or a jug of white Zinfandel.
Cheers!
Jesse
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