2005 Vino Rosado Dry rosé
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Grape Variety: 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Appellation: Paso Robles

Analysis: Alcohol: 14.5% pH: 3.46 TA: .90 g/100ml RS: 0.0%

Harvest Dates: Grenache - 9/18/05 - 24.8 Brinx Syrah - 10/14/05 - 24.0 Brix

Barrel Ageing: Barrel fermented 3 months in neutral French oak, aged 5 months in tank

Cases Produced: 286

Tasting Notes
This enticing wine has a complex fruity, spicy and perfumy nose. Ripe aromas of cherry and plum are enhanced by notes of carnation, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Medium-bodied, the full-flavored wine is bone dry and crisply acidic. Serve ice-cold in chilled glasses with roast game fowl or albondigas (spicy meatball soup.) Best enjoyed young, this wine should be consumed by the summer of 2008. Vintage 2005 The 2005 vintage was one of the finest in a decade. Similar to the El Nino weather patterns of 1997, ample spring rains and a cooler than normal summer permitted full ripening and long hang-time. Although the crop level averaged 15% above normal, mainly due to a healthy set, cluster and berry sizes were low, resulting in excellent concentration of flavors. The mild, dry fall allowed for physiological ripeness without excessive sugar, thus alcohols are moderate, and the resulting wines are balanced and accessible. Winemaking Clean juice from freshly crushed bunches was screened off after several hours of skin contact, and each varietal was barrel fermented separately until dryness, and aged in the barrels for three months without stirring. The wines were then blended, chilled and aged in stainless steel for an additional five months until bottling.