Our best selling dry rose of all time and the most awarded dry rose in the United States is back and it’s better than ever!
Rob Griffin works magic with this wine every single year, and he really nailed it with his 2015 Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose.
2015 Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose
Top-rated domestic rose!
This vintage is sold out. To order the new vintage, stop by the store or click here to order in our online store.
For the eleventh year in a row, his rose took home a Gold Medal and best in show at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Translated, that means the largest wine competition in the United States deemed this to be the best domestic dry rose of the year. I definitely get it! Although dry in flavor, this is a rose for all palates and budgets — from its deeper color and creamier texture to its ridiculously low price, this is one of the most satisfying wines of the spring and summer season.
Dry rose consumption is at an all time high in the United States, and it is wines like this one that are contributing to that trend. Far removed from the blush wines of the past, the new breed of dry roses are crisp, refreshing, and loaded with aromas and flavors of spring and summer. In the case of the Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose, think warm summer strawberries, watermelon, peach and white flowers all offered up on a zesty, fuller bodied, and lower acid palate.
If I haven’t sold you yet on the virtues of this wine and dry rose in general, let me tell you more about how roses are made. Black-skinned grapes (in this case Sangiovese) are crushed and the juice that is released is clear — at this point, you basically have a white wine, and some producers actually make white wines out of black skinned grapes. After the grapes are crushed and the juice is released, the juice and the skins remain in contact with each other for a short period of time, usually 1 to 3 days. The longer the juice and skin remain in contact with one another, the darker the rose.
Based on the deeper color of this wine, I would say that the juice and the skins spent a little more time hanging out together. It’s in no way heavy or tannic, but it does possess a deeper hue than many of the other roses that we stock.
With a terrific balance of red fruit and orchard fruit aromas and flavors along with a subtle floral nuance, this is spring/summer sunshine in a bottle! Drink this one all spring and summer or all year with or without food. Try it with spicy stuff (think Thai or Indian food) or green stuff (think asparagus or caprese salad) and experience wine and food nirvana.
This vintage is sold out. To order the new vintage, stop by the store or click here to order in our online store.
Josh Spurling
Owner, Operator, Wine Monger
Table Wine Asheville