Got this bottle from the winery's wine club for $22.50 and drank with a HUGE Scottish salmon steak with freshly cracked sea salt and black pepper, along with Herbs de Provence.
The bouquet is beautifully creamy, floral, minerally, and fruity (especially vanilla, cream, and strawberry).
This is the best rose we've had all year! It is wonderfully well-balanced and delicious despite clocking-in at 14.3% alcohol.
Up front, the red fruit is most pronounced, especially strawberries and raspberries. There is a very French essence to this rose (perhaps the Herbs de Provence on the salmon swayed my palate?), meaning the mid-palate is earthy, herbally/spicy (especially white pepper and savory herbs), and minerally. There is such a stony, granite-like quality to this wine that I'm going to have to do some research on the soils of the Russian River Valley. When I think of stones and minerals, I think of Chateauneuf de Pape and Syrahs/Grenaches, not Pinots from Champagne. This also just might be the creamiest rose I've ever had. The finish is very smooth (as silk) and very elegant.
We REALLY enjoyed this rose. It went PERFECTLY with the salmon and although our summer in Southern California has been untypically much-cooler-than-usual (other than Psychos, who could complain about a nice, cool, mild summer?!?!), this would be a fantastic wine to enjoy on a hot, muggy summer evening. Don't know how Lynmar did it, but if you're looking for a French rose made in California, I cannot imagine any winery doing a better job of putting the essence of France in a bottle any better than Lynmar did with this rose. Highly recommended!
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