Tarara: Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Rose

To Rose or not to Rose, that is the question.  It seems that Rose got a bad rap with the White Zin movement but we have started to really enjoy them the past two summers.  We think it's time for a Rose rebound and have taken it upon ourselves to test as many as possible, but if you're still a skeptic, here's a Rose that will knock your socks off - Tarara Winery 2010 Rose!

This is no simple summer sipper; it's a huge Rose, in every way...a Rose for red wine drinkers!! 

A blend of Cab Franc, Merlot, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, and Tannat, it is complex and fruit-driven with sweet strawberry and hints of pear on the nose; a round, luscious, velvety mouth-feel with a little spice toward the finish.  It is fairly high in alcohol (14.5% ) but goes down oh, so easily.

In this case, that which we call a Rose by any other name would not smell as sweet!  I want summer to last forever...