Another year, another Double Gold at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Barnard Griffin's Sangiovese Rose is one of North America's top and most awarded dry roses, and the 2022 is in great form...again.
Offering up maximum refreshment alongside delicious flavors of strawberry, cherry, melon rind, blood orange, and citrus zest, this stuff should be illegal because it's too dang easy to drink.
2022 Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose
Double Gold at the 2023 SF Chronicle's Wine Competition!
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Dry rose is more popular than ever, and for 20 years, Rob and Deborah Griffin have made a fantastic one. They got into the "rose game" way before it was chic, and they grow Sangiovese specifically to make this wine. It consistently takes home top honors at the SF Chronicle Wine Competition, one of our country's top wine contests.
Let’s get one thing straight here, this is not White Zinfandel. No disrespect to White Zin, the sweet pink wine made popular by the likes of Sutter Home and Beringer, but these days, most rose drinkers prefer a drier-styled wine. That’s exactly what you get here. With some of the red berry character of a red wine but more of the zesty and crisp nuance of a white wine, this is what you want to be drinking this summer.
Every year, people ask me how this year’s release is and I answer the same every year — a little different than last year’s but just as delicious. I’ll say the same about the 2022 vintage — it’s delightful and dangerously drinkable. Flowing with notes of freshly picked strawberry, raspberry, melon rind, pomegranate and citrus zest, it finishes dry, tangy and vibrant. Perfect for just about any occasion that involves sunshine and warm weather, you’ll go crazy for this ideal spring/summer wine.
Enjoy with grilled chicken, salads, or a simple goat cheese and baguette. But save a bottle for when the local tomatoes start rolling in — enjoy this one with a Caprese salad and thank me later.
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Josh Spurling
Owner, Operator, Wine Monger
Table Wine Asheville