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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Sarah, Emilia and Zoë cleaning the pomace out of a wine-press. The white surface on the left is a canvas bag that inflates like a balloon, gently pressing the grapes against the stainless steel surface on the right. The juice escapes through the slots in the stainless steel drum and is collected in a juice pan under the press.
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These ancient vines, for whatever reason, produce excellent rosé wines and have been the cornerstone of Navarro's Mendocino Rosé program every year since 2002.