WineSmith Cellars Grenache Dry Rosé

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Typically $30/bottle from WineSmith
Vintage 2018 from the Corralitos subregion, Santa Cruz Mountains
Clark on the Dry Rosé
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About WineSmith Cellars
Founded in 1993 by Clark Smith, WineSmith Cellars has been focused on exploring Eurocentric wines in ways outside the mainstream. Preferring to create long-term relationships with many different vineyards, WineSmith sources from committed growers rather than run its own vineyard. Clark Smith is an expert in Cabernet Franc, with over 20 vintages from multiple locations. Some of the most notable aspects of Smith’s wines are their longevity, balance, and “understated soulfulness.” In addition, the wines are often aged prior to being released. His book, Postmodern Winemaking, contains four decades of insight and reflection on wine’s true nature.

Dry Bones-é

TASTING NOTES:
“The nose is full of roses with hints for strawberry and honeydew melon which I accented with a tiny amount of aromatic Acacia wood which imparts an enticing honeysuckle element. Though bone dry, the lushness in the mouth gives an impression of sweetness despite crisp acidity. One expects from your basic Grenache a simple strawberry aroma, but here we have in support of its bright fruitiness an intriguing collection of melon, droughty “garrigue” herbs, saddle leather and Asian spice. The mouth is medium-bodied with fine tannins and energetic minerality.” (AbV 12.9%, pH 3.23, TA 7.6 g/L, RS 0.1%, 21.5° Brix)

BARRELS:
No barrels listed, but with 0.15 gm/L untoasted Acacia wood chips.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, Dry Bones is a skeletal variant of the typical Koopa turtle. Typically they were only found in castles or night variants of levels. Unlike their living brethren, when you jump on a Dry Bones, it collapses and doesn’t leave behind a shell. A couple seconds after collapsing, it just gets right back up again.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
Everything from frisée salad to grilled steak.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
A mushroom dish.

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