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Tessier Winery

Tessier Femme Fatale Rosé 2022 (750 ml)

Tessier Femme Fatale Rosé 2022 (750 ml)

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65% Grenache, 35% Pinot Noir

Sustainably farmed and a tribute to The Velvet Underground and all the Femme Fatales. A blend of Arroyo Seco Grenache Noir and Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir. 12 hours on skins, then pressed, fermented and aged in stainless steel. Pale pink color. Aromas of raspberry cotton candy, watermelon rind, white lily. On the palate wet stone and tangerine pith. Good acid with slight fizz.

Location: Central Coast 

Alcohol: 12.0% ABV

Total Production: 340 cases

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Tessier Winery was founded in 2009 and focuses on small, hand-crafted lots of wine. In the cellar, we practice native fermentations and minimal intervention to allow each vineyard to speak for itself. We have selectively chosen organic and sustainably farmed family owned and operated vineyards that are in regions that we feel best express the varietals we love and are inspired by.

Kristie Tacey, winemaker and founder of Tessier Winery, is a scientist turned winemaker. A former published research scientist who studied protein pathways, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from her native Michigan to pursue a career in biotechnology, which included working on the Human Genome Project. Kristie eventually came to realize that winemaking was her true calling and after working as operations manager and assistant winemaker at an award-winning East Bay winery, she started Tessier in 2009.

Tessier is the result of Kristie’s passion for the art and science of winemaking. She began handcrafting small lots of Pinot Noir and has added Grenache, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir, Riesling, Syrah and Mourvedre. Kristie’s appreciation of French wines — especially those from Burgundy and the Loire and Rhone valleys — has shaped her winemaking choices. 

With a background in microbiology, Kristie is fascinated by the cycle of life; each vintage of Tessier wines captures and reflects one year in the lives of the vineyards she works with. She sources high-quality fruit from a strong network of farmers in the Anderson Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Arroyo Seco, and El Dorado foothills. She then uses minimal-interventionist winemaking techniques to showcase the unique characteristics of the grapes and the vineyards. For Kristie, sustainability is a priority — not only with the vineyards’ farming practices, but also by having long-term relationships with her growers and customers. These small production wines, an annual production of 1400 cases, get unparalleled attention.

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