2022 Ovum, PNK Salt, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% of their Big Salt White blend (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Early Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc)

Founded by husband-and-wife duo John House and Ksenija Kostic in 2011, Ovum is a celebration of the diverse expressions of Oregon grapes. They work to showcase the myriad terroirs of Oregon and now source fruit from throughout the state. Their low intervention production method is a commitment to letting the vintage and vineyard shine. Fermentation with native yeasts, nothing added, nothing taken away, and lees contact for 8-9 months. Aged in neutral acacia and oak barrels, as well as cement egg and Austrian cask. PNK SALT Ovum's first Rose! Inspired by Big Salt's day at the beach vibes, PNK SALT is perfect summer dry rosé with an abundance of red cherry and currant notes, a touch of fresh cut grass, and a whole lot of salt, and a beautiful texture. At just 12.5%, the wine is light on the palate, with a salty finish. 

2022 Sono Montenidoli, Canaiuolo Rosato, San Gimignano, Italy

100% Canaiolo

Do not bother putting socks on for this one either. Elisabetta Fagiuoli is a pivotal figure when talking about the last 50 years of Tuscan winemaking. In her youth she travelled a great deal and in 1965 she went to Tuscany and fell in love with the Montenidoli estate which she was able to purchase with the help of some money from her grandmother. It is a large estate of roughly 200 hectares, though just 24 hectares under vine, on a mountainside overlooking the picturesque town of San Gimignano with Chianti Classico in the distance. When she found the estate, both the vineyards and olive groves were in total disrepair. There were still some old vines in good health. She began working towards restoring the property to its former glory. Her debut 1971 vintage —marking this 2022 as her 51st vintage! The wine is a beauty! It opens with raspberries and violets, progressing to orange blossoms and citrus. On the palate it is very dry, with medium+ body and acidity. The finish is long, salted, and mineral.

2021 Jurtschitsch, Belle Naturelle Rosé, Austria

Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon

Jurtschitsch is the oldest and one of the most famous wineries in Austria's Kamptal region. Alwin and his wife Stefanie took over in 2006 and converted to organic agriculture, working to increase biodiversity, and downsized production so that they could be more hands on and increase quality. The vines now flourish amid fruit trees and wildflowers. We’re all for an increase in quality when it comes to wine. Stefanie oversees the winemaking, which relies on indigenous yeasts and minimal interventions in the cellar. For this ‘Belle Naturelle’ rosé, she blended directly pressed zweigelt and pinot noir with cabernet sauvignon macerated on its skins for color. It has vivid playful raspberry and cranberry fruit with that super clean and fresh. It's a very pure energetic tasting rosé that’s light-bodied. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

2022 Domaine Houchart, Rosé, Cotes de Provence, France

Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Tibouren

Located at the foot of the Sainte Victoire mountain, 15 kms from Aix en Provence, this family estate has been farmed since Roman times. It was purchased in 1890 by Aurélien Houchart, a negociant. Today his great-grand daughter, Geneviève runs the vinyards and estate. The exceptional sunshine and the slightly continental nuances, protected to the south from maritime influences by the Aurelian Mountains and the Sainte-Baume massif, give a very particular and sometimes very contrasting climate. The grapes ripen later there than in the rest of the Côtes de Provence appellation, which gives the wines a characteristic freshness. The wine is medium concentration of pink--clear, bright, and light-reflective in the glass. It has notes of sun ripened raspberries, strawberries, white peach, and pink grapefruit, with an abundance of minerality. On the palate it is dry, medium-bodied, with medium+ acidity and a lingering and flavorful finish of red berries, juicy peach, and minerality. One of our fave rosés of the year.

2020 La Spinetta, Il Rosé Di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy

50% Sangiovese, 50% Prugnolo Gentile

So good! So good! So Good! La Spinetta may be most famous for making incredible and age-worthy Barolos and Barbarescos, but they are certainly just as talented in the vineyards of Tuscany as they are in Piedmont. not a Piedmont-only one-trick pony. Giorgio Rivetti makes all of the La Spinetta wines with the intention of having them express the unique character of the region. Setting a new standard in the rosé category, this Tuscan rosé boasts tart cherry, pomegranate, and honeysuckle flavors and aromas. It is a complex wine that can be enjoyed now as well as aged for a few years. Wonderful crisp acidity is the hallmark that makes this rosé a standout. In only its 4th vintage, this is quickly becoming a perennial favorite.

2022 Pomalo, Frankovka Rosé, Slavonija, Croatia

100% Frankovka (aka Blaufrankisch)

On the same latitude of Italy and similarly diverse and mountainous, Croatia has been produced wine for centuries. They were particularly devastated by phylloxera in the late 19th Century. As were many of their indigenous grape varieties. It is estimated that only about 130 of 250 indigenous Croatian wine grape varieties are grown today by about 1600 wine producers averaging ~4 acres each. We fell head over heels for this wine the moment we tasted it. The palate is fresh, vibrant, bright, and effortlessly pleasing with a nose that is bursting with juicy and ripe red berry fruits, particularly strawberries and raspberries, and floral aromas. It’s dry, light-bodied, with refreshing acidity.

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