Navarro Vineyards - 2009 Rosé

2009 Rosé
Mendocino (Dry)
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The base wine for Navarro's Rosé has always been from grapes harvested from Debbie Pallini's ancient Grenache vines (49%) blended with grapes from her sister Tia's seventy year old Carignan vines (33%). These gnarled vines produce a very distinctive and flavorful wine enhanced by their locations in particularly cool spots for these varieties. The old vines produce a small crop; production is limited and will continue to diminish over time. We've tried to source more fruit and we did find another sixty year old Grenache vineyard at McDowell Vineyards three years ago. This site was first planted in 1890, and then replanted in 1948. It constitutes 18% of the blend adding ripe strawberry flavors and a rounded mouth. We would like to expand Navarro's rosé production, or simply maintain production levels, without diluting the character of our "old vine" fruit. Summer is when our roses and our rosé are in full bloom. It is traditional to plant roses close to a vineyard because, like a miner's canary, the roses display the symptoms of a mildew infection before the grapes. Pat has managed Navarro's tasting room since 1980, the year it opened.		Sisters Michelle, Tia and Debbie Pallini, circa 1968. (left to right). Debbie's vineyard supplies the Grenache for Navarro's rosé and Tia's vines supply the Carignan. The crisp Chenin Blanc, part of Navarro's spring releases, came from Michelle's vineyard. These vineyards were planted by previous generations and when this photo was taken, the vines that produced this rosé were already over thirty years old. We experimented with Grenache from 20 year old vines but they added nothing to our blend and were nixed from the mix. We carefully monitored skin-contact time to extract enough flavor before we began to extract tannins. The juice was slowly cool-fermented to retain strawberry flavors from the Grenache and guava-rhubarb from the Carignan. It was stored sur lie (on the yeast) for 12 weeks to add roundness to the mid-palate and some complex yeastiness. This is the smallest bottling we've ever had from these vines and one of the most flavorful vintages.

Specifications
Harvested:	Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, 2009	Sugars at harvest:	23.8° Brix
Bottled:	Feb. 19, 2010	Cases produced:	1047
Alcohol:	13.5%	Titratable acidity:	7.6 g/L
pH:	3.22

2016 Rosé

This is an excellent rosé with some red-wine character showing through the palesalmon color and fresh fruitiness. It has slightly meaty, spicy and cherry-like flavors, a good balance between medium body and firm acidity, and a nice tangy finish. -Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, November1, 2016

2015 Rosé

Medium-light pinkish salmon color; attractive, fragrant, floral, strawberry and white peach aroma; medium body; crisp, strawberry fruit flavors with a touch of citrus, mineral notes, and a slight plushness in the mouthfeel; lingering aftertaste. A very appealing Summer time wine. Very highly recommended. California Grape Vine, May, 2016.

The 2015 Rosé($17.50) is 80 percent granache and 20 percent carignan, with classic rosé qualities of minerality and dry berry fruit.- Anne Valdespino, The Orange County7 Register, April 5, 2016

2014 Rosé

This pale pink wine is a blend of 83% Grenache, 17% Carignan and displays a dramatic aroma of pure Grenache: wild cherries, hints of citrus, spices, and sour cherries. It is bone dry, loaded with flavor, and displays an angularity you usually see only in the wines of the south of France. A truly great wine that those who score wine by number would damn with faint praise. A great wine.Dan Berger , Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences, March, 2014.

2011 Rosé

Pale; strawberry and subtle spice.- Dan Berger, Critic's Challenge Wine Competition, 2012

pretty, spicy; imagine sitting on terrace table at lunch and sipping this -- Elin McCoy, Critic's Challenge Wine Competition, 2012

2008 Rosé

Offers fresh raspberry and vanilla aromas and soft cherry and spice flavors. Grenache and Cargnane. Drink now.Tim Fish , WineSpectator.com. , Online Only.

2007 Rosé

A deli¬cate but lovely rose, with a pretty pink hue and cherry blossom aromas accented by strawberry and spice and crisp but supple smoky flavors. Grenache and Carignane. Drink now. 1,305 cases made.— Tim Fish , Wine Spectator, September 30, 2008.

Exceptional 2007 Navarro Rosé, Mendocino ($16.50): Superb aroma of spice and maraschino cherry; dry, yet not austere. Mostly Grenache wit ha bit of Syrah - Dan Berger , Tasting Notes, May 22, 2008.

2003 Rosé

The 2003 Rose, made primarily from Grenache, with small amounts of Carignan and Syrah, is just perfect for a warm day, and again this is just off dry, with beguiling and smoky fruit. - Leonard Maran, San Francisco Spectrum, July 2004.

2002 Rosé

This great wine kind of sneaks up on you. First you think it’s a modest blush wine, but it’s awfully hard not to take another sip. Then you realize how good it is. Raspberries, vanilla and cinnamon, and bone dry. Made from Grenache and Syrah. Another super value from Navarro. - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast, March, 2004.

A light, floral rosé, this tastes like a good rosado from Navarra, even if it is grown by Navarro nowhere near Spain. This wine has a firm acid profile and a mineral bite, finishing clean. Chill it for grilled baby lamb chops and roasted tomatoes. - Wine & Spirits, "American New Releases," December, 2003.

Exceptional. Dramatic aroma of raspberry/strawberry with a bit of cherry for depth. Dry, but with enough alcohol (13.5%) to add texture; no phenolic bite. One of the finest rosés I have ever tasted. Drink with anything or all by itself. - Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences, July 3, 2003.

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