This silky and refreshing Rosé of Pinot Noir is the perfect summer wine for throwing in your favourite tote (which is slightly grubby from years of frequent use, but who’s keeping score) on your way to an impromptu island picnic– though it’s just as delicious sipped from mismatched vintage glassware at an outdoor dinner party.
The nose is delicate but exciting, a teaser for what’s to come, all salt and spice and a rose garden in the (as promised) Summer Rain. The palate is delightfully crispy, with flavours of ruby red grapefruit, crunchy rhubarb, and a subtle hit of spicy radish. A wine that’s meant to be drunk and enjoyed in the moment; pairs best with spilling secrets and a bag of salt & vinegar chips.
GOOD FOR —
Some liquid courage before sending your crush the salacious text you’ve been writing in your head all week
Sipping while snacking on radishes & salted butter during a legendary gossip sesh
Looking adorably enticing peeking out the top of your straw Prada beach bag
Summer pool parties in the suburbs alongside devilled eggs, pasta salad, and the smell of chlorine
• Vintage: 2021
• Grapes: Pinot noir grape
• Appellation: Okanagan - Similkameen Valley
• ABV: 12.7%
• Acidity: 5.90 g/l acid tartaric
• pH: 3.46
• Vinification: Rose by Saignee, fermentation in a tank.
• Recommended Drinking: now through 2027
Throw in the fridge or freezer for as long as it takes to get it properly cold. Open and enjoy- keep cool in a bucket of ice.
THE STORY BEHIND THE WINE
SUMMER RAIN
The dog days. Soft heavy bass, with crisp crescendo high hat. Cuts the humidity like lemon on fried fish. A cold beverage is a godsend, and movement a luxury.
Japanese maple slowly samba, effortlessly elegant. Concrete looks like sand. The heat off the asphalt paints a mirage of waterfalls. Days like this I love.
The energy to speak makes you sweat, silence with occasional thoughtful words. Grey clouds move in quickly without warning. A soft grumble here and there, and a distant flash.
Summer rain. Soft base changes to fast faint snare drum. Each drop sings its own song with onlookers mesmerized from a covered porch.