Imagine
you have 12,000 acres of vines you are responsible for. For Steve McIntyre he
has either planted for currently farms this massive amount of vineyards in
Monterey, so as a viticulturist, he knows a thing or two. Oh, and he also makes
his own wines – wine that typically presents a more restrained approach
stylistically, rather than over the top fruit and oak. Case in point: his rose’
offers bright, fresh strawberry, guava, red cherry, lime, mango and lemon notes
accompanied by a light, clean acidity. It avoids the RS (residual sugar) that
is prevalent in so many California Rose’, and is really designed for food, not
as a cocktail for warm summer days. Farmed according to
SIP Certified standards
(Sustainability in Practice) also makes this appealing. After all, farming
anything consciously is simply being a good steward of the land, and Steve has
a lot of land under his purview.
ORIGIN:
Santa Lucia
Highlands, Monterey, California
ALCOHOL: 13.1%
PRICE: $24/ 750ML
SCORE: 90 POINTS
Our family business thanks you for the kind review. Cheers!
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