Happy Wine Wednesday! It's somewhat sweltering here today with a high of 89° here today, so since it feels like summer, it must be time for rosé! Tonight I've opened a nice bottle of rosé that I received as a gift with my most recent wine club shipment from Mark Ryan Winery, the 2019 Flowerhead Rosé! This wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Syrah and and Grenache, so let's see how this preview of summer tastes!
The wine is a very pale peach color in the glass, a very light rose in color. The nose is chock full of summer fruit, apple, peach, melon and a hint of citrus over some interesting mineral undertones. The taste is surprisingly tropical up front, with flavors of mango and melon bursting through before transitioning to notes of grapefruit with modest acidity midpalate. The finish is crisp and bright, with lingering tropical fruit notes.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's an ideal breath of summer that I could see myself sipping on the patio in the late evening sun. This wine would pair well with a variety of summer dishes, from beet and goat cheese salad, to burgers on the grill. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with a steamed lobster tail with drawn butter, wild rice and steamed sugar snap peas. Cheers!
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