Savage Grace Wines

Red Willow Vineyard Cabernet Franc Rosé

9.112 ratings
9.08 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

Copeland Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills. Orange red, excellent clarity. Cherry and citrus notes in nose. Cherry, tangerine flavors, rounded mouthfeel, fruity but dry, slight skin astringency on finish. Well crafted.

Copeland Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills. Orange red, excellent clarity. Cherry and citrus notes in nose. Cherry, tangerine flavors, rounded mouthfeel, fruity but dry, slight skin astringency on finish. Well crafted.

Jul 4th, 2022
David Shaw

Revisiting this before winter sets in...

Revisiting this before winter sets in...

Nov 11th, 2020
David Shaw

New vintage. Light dusty rose, very good clarity. Some fruit in nose. Cherry and grapefruit flavors, good acid, dry but fruity. Restrained but tasty.

New vintage. Light dusty rose, very good clarity. Some fruit in nose. Cherry and grapefruit flavors, good acid, dry but fruity. Restrained but tasty.

Sep 28th, 2020
David Shaw

Cabernet Franc Rosé, Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley. Pale salmon pink, excellent clarity. Slight raspberry and white pepper notes in nose, mouth. Good acidity, fruit, almost dry, slight to moderate astringency and pomegranate character in finish.

Cabernet Franc Rosé, Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley. Pale salmon pink, excellent clarity. Slight raspberry and white pepper notes in nose, mouth. Good acidity, fruit, almost dry, slight to moderate astringency and pomegranate character in finish.

Sep 8th, 2020
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
Eric Urbani

Really getting into these Yakima wines

Really getting into these Yakima wines

Apr 21st, 2017
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
Karen Snepp

Lucky enough to be tasting there before this was announced as available & it was already selling fast. Not too dry, not too sweet. Just right! 12.3% abv

Lucky enough to be tasting there before this was announced as available & it was already selling fast. Not too dry, not too sweet. Just right! 12.3% abv

Apr 21st, 2017
Kyle Altomare

Assistant Winemaker at Artesa Vineyards & Winery

8.9

Kyle had this 8 years ago

Kyle had this 8 years ago

Jun 1st, 2017