Grapes are sourced from cool Mendocino, San Luis Obispo, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Amador. The wine is aged for a short time and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Aromas of pink grapefruit and freshly picked strawberries. Dry and vibrantly fresh.
Decoy brews a rosé inspired by the rosé of Provence, France.
Many rosé wines are made as a by-product from the juice that is extracted during the red winemaking process to increase the skin to juice ratio.
However, at Decoy, we harvest the grapes at the right time to produce this rosé, resulting in a dry flavor.
Vintage Information
Due to the warm winter and less than 50% of the usual amount of precipitation, we took early measures against the drought, such as encouraging new shoots, careful management of cover crops, targeted irrigation, and pruning with consideration of the load on the grapes. Buds sprouted from mid-March to early April and flowered in mid-May. The favorable growing season promoted excellent ripening. Harvesting began with Sauvignon Blanc in mid-August, followed soon by Chardonnay and Merlot, and the remaining Bordeaux varieties were all harvested by October 15th. The drought resulted in low yields, but the grapes were small and had a concentrated flavor, resulting in excellent grapes. The white wine had ideal acidity and a fresh tropical flavor, and the red wine was surprisingly concentrated, resulting in a wine with great depth, complexity and juiciness.
Tasting Comments
A tempting rosé with aromas of fresh nectarine, ripe strawberry and wildflowers.
On the palate, the flavours are vibrant, layered, juicy and sparkling.
Field Information
From the cool fields of Mendocino County, San Luis Obispo, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Amador County
Vintage: 2021
Capacity: 750ml
Type: Rosé
Taste: Medium bodied
Main varieties: Syrah 65%, Grenache 14%, Carignan 11%, Vermentino 10%
Country of Origin: America
Region Name: California
Ava: California
Winemaker: Dana Epperson
Winemaking: Direct pressing, fermented in 100% stainless steel tanks at low temperatures to preserve the aromas
Cap: Screw cap
Alcohol content: 13.9%
JAN: 669576020562