This is the second post from a monthly tasting group that we hold at the iYellow wine cave. Angela Aiello, Mandy Shnurr, Jason Solanki, and Krista Lamb meet up once a month to taste something of interest to them and discuss. We have decided to call our tasting group #blendedcru because frankly we are a bunch of nerds… deal with it.
Expect to see a lot of Rosé on this website throughout the summer months. I drink a lot of it, because it’s so versatile. In the winter I plan my meals in advance I love to know what’s in my fridge, what’s on my wine rack and what is going to end up together on my table … in the summer I tend to fly by the seat of my pants whether it’s entertaining or heading to a friends place for a glass of wine on the patio. The important thing to note about Rosé is that most wineries are now taking it “seriously” so the days of sickly sweet pink wine is gone.
2013 Pelee Island Cabernet Franc Rosé – $12.95 – LCBO 398982 – ***1/2 – This is a very pale rosé but don’t let the colour fool you there are still alot of red fruit in the bottle. Strawberry, Raspberry, Peach and Cranberry are what you will find on the nose and in the class. It is interesting how much the flavour skews towards the red fruit in spite of how this wine is almost white. This wine has been made bone dry. Nice crisp acidity on the finish makes this a great patio sipper or will pair with lighter grilled foods like kebabs, sovlaki or chicken burgers.
2014 Henry of Pelham Rosé – $13.95 – LCBO 613471 – ***1/2 – Let’s call this a kitchen sink blend. Grapes in the bottle are Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. Immediately you notice this wine is much more intense than the Pelee Island, this wine is definitely medium bodied. This wine is dry with lots of watermelon and strawberry flavours. The heavier body on this Rosé makes it truly a swiss army knife when it comes to pairing with food, this will hold up to anything even steak or roast beef.
