Rootdown 'Es Okay' Rosé 2023 (750 ml)

This year we tried something new for the Es Okay Rosé. Our friends at Heringer Vineyards in Clarksburg sold us Pinot Gris that came in with a ton of color, so we went for it and skin fermented for 8 days before pressing. This left us with a powerful Pinot Gris. Our friend, Tom Gore, recently planted a Grenache Vineyard in Mendocino County specifically for Rosé. He crops this site for max tonnage so the wines are leaner with almost no color post press. This year is a 50% blend of each. Super yummy......

Harvest Date 8/17 & 9/16/2022
Bottling Date February 4th, 2023
Cases produced 1086
TA 6.1 g/L
pH 3.33
True Alc 12.2%
Label Alc 12.8% (Had to print labels before the wine was made LOL)

The Nitty Gritty
This Rosé is all your poolside hopes and dreams. Bright watermelon and strawberry acidity rolls off the palate while tart cranberry crudo pops in the mouth. Some crazy rhubarb savory-ness and iron like minerality join the dance party as well. It's like nibbling on organic fruit leathers and biting into that fleshy part of a pineapple.

The Nerd Stuff
Pinot Gris was destemmed and fermented on skin and pressed off on the 8th day. Post press we finished the fermentation in stainless steel. This wine was racked once off of its gross lees and returned for aging in tank. For the Grenache, we whole cluster pressed, let settle for 2 days then transferred to 60 gallon barrel and 520 gallon eggs. Blending began in January where the best fit blend was 50% Pinot Gris and 50% Grenache.