Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache Old Vine Small Batch Handmade Rose 2023
94 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine, Orbit
91 POINTS: The Real Review
90 POINTS: Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
"This is charming and instantly appealing with sweet strawberry, nectarine, Gala apple and white floral nuances. The palate delivers fine flow combined with creamy mouthfeel, finishing persistent and refreshing. Irresistible with fabulous elegance."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
' I can't get over it. It's crunchy, fresh and bright, tropical. This is lovely summer drinking here.'
- Robert Parker Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin)
Fruit is swept in from across the state to craft a tactile, mid-weighted rosé, packing a parry of fruit and a thrust of just the right amount of structural tension, doused in refreshing salinity. Crushed musk, cranberry, orange pekoe and lavender. The mid-coral hue espouses confidence, rather than suggesting anything anodyne or herbal. A subtle drape of sweetness across the finish.
- JamesSuckling.com
Shock! This 2023 Gorgeous Grenache Rosé is bright and fragrant, but this year it smells of tropical thiols, passion fruit and pineapple. If served to me in a black glass, I'd swear blind that this was a Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. The palate is soft and wide, in keeping with the phenolic, low-acid profile of Grenache; however, it still behaves like a complex Sauvignon Blanc. I can't get over it. It's crunchy, fresh and bright, tropical. This is lovely summer drinking here."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
ABV: 14.5%