Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Every time I taste Riviera, it puts a smile on my face. It is simply a neat wine; cold thus refreshing, aromatic with plenty of raspberry and strawberry notes thus yummy.
I enjoy having a glass of Riviera after a long day’s work or with our summer or Thanksgiving meals.
There are several ways to make a Rose. We make it in the Old World Rhone Valley style. We let the grapes go to full maturity to achieve the ripe, delicious flavors. As it is the skins that give the color in red wine, we let the Rose juice only 8-12 hours in contact with the skins. This way we obtain the nice bright color, not too light not too dark. This method is called saignee. From that point on it is barrel fermented and aged in barrels.
This Riviera 2004 is extremely aromatic with a round and ample mouth-feel. It finishes dry and fruity.
I cannot count the number of people we have turned onto Rose wine because of the quality and taste of our Riviera.
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