Walla Walla winemaker Bill Murray collaborated on Meredith Smith’s stellar, albeit short-lived, Cinsault rosé program for Precept Wine at Sawtooth in Idaho, but he’s revived it for Canoe Ridge Vineyard by pulling the lesser-known red Rhône grape out of Canyon Vineyard Ranch in the Yakima Valley. Its pale salmon color brings aromas of Special K Red Berries cereal, clove and white pepper, which lead to flavors of apricot, cherry, vanilla and watermelon. The fleshy midpalate is capped by a nice pop of dried strawberries in the bone-dry finish.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 200 cases
Alcohol: 13.7%
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