Savage Grace Wines

Red Willow Vineyard Cabernet Franc Rosé

8.93 ratings
8.92 pro ratings
Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
David Shaw

Found one last bottle of the 2017 for a retasting. Salmon pink, excellent clarity. Black and white pepper notes in nose. Pepper and stone fruit flavors in mouth, slight spritz, dryish, lemon-citrus finish, light fine-grain skin astringency. Cherry and pink grapefruit flavors emerge after 30 minutes.

Found one last bottle of the 2017 for a retasting. Salmon pink, excellent clarity. Black and white pepper notes in nose. Pepper and stone fruit flavors in mouth, slight spritz, dryish, lemon-citrus finish, light fine-grain skin astringency. Cherry and pink grapefruit flavors emerge after 30 minutes.

May 16th, 2019
David Shaw

Light golden pink, excellent clarity. Red fruit and a hint of herb in the nose. Stone fruit, cherry and later pink grapefruit in mouth, dry, moderate skin astringency that disappears with a bit of aeration. Subtle, nuanced flavors. A nice example of restrained, minimalist winemaking - just shows what's there in the fruit, gentle handling but "whole cluster pressing" (says the label); otherwise, no reliance on added frills like malolactic or heavy skin contact (assuming I interpreted the wine accurately).

Light golden pink, excellent clarity. Red fruit and a hint of herb in the nose. Stone fruit, cherry and later pink grapefruit in mouth, dry, moderate skin astringency that disappears with a bit of aeration. Subtle, nuanced flavors. A nice example of restrained, minimalist winemaking - just shows what's there in the fruit, gentle handling but "whole cluster pressing" (says the label); otherwise, no reliance on added frills like malolactic or heavy skin contact (assuming I interpreted the wine accurately).

Aug 20th, 2018
Jennifer Pletcher

Pepper and graphite on the nose. Dry, apple/pear notes. A little fizzy on the tongue.

Pepper and graphite on the nose. Dry, apple/pear notes. A little fizzy on the tongue.

Apr 6th, 2019