Loaded with vibrant lively fruits, it is summer in a glass: ripe strawberries, honey tangerine, camellia blossom. This wine is inviting, happy, easy-going, and relaxing…like a walk in the park on a sunny day. I couldn’t be more thrilled with the purity and focus of the wine, she is pretty in pink…but not afraid to show her serious side. - Owner/Winemaker Sean Foster
The Farmstrong Field Rosé is the result of an intentional Rosé program, picked expressly for rosé and 100% whole cluster pressed.
This blend is from two vineyard sites in Mendocino: Carignane from the 80-year-old vines in Hawkeye Ranch (50%), Redwood Valley: and organic Zinfandel (50%) from 50-year-old vines in Hill Vineyard, in the Ukiah Valley. Hawkeye Ranch is owned and farmed by the Johnsons, who are 5th generation growers and true stewards of the land. Hill Vineyard is owned by Monty Hill and farmed by Pete Johnson.
The Carignane and Zinfandel are picked several weeks before I pick them for the Field Red. The Carignane and Zinfandel press juice was cold settled and then racked and combined as juice and a native fermentation was carried out, all as one lot. After dryness, the Rosé was aged in neutral French oak and received lees stirring until the wines were bottled in the spring.
The fruit from both the Carignane and Zinfandel is balanced and beaming with bright flavors at lower sugars, allowing me to harvest at lower sugars and retain the lovely natural acidity, vibrant red fruits, and floral notes. By gently pressing whole clusters, extraction is very delicate, allowing her soft pretty nature to shine through.
100% whole cluster press rosé, this is a co-fermented blend of old vine reds, Redwood Valley
Sustainable grapes & a thoughtful winemaking approach
Two labels rooted in sustainability.
Farmstrong and Vintone are wines that are authentic, unique, and without pretense. They also are part of the bigger goal of offering wines that have also given back. All Farmsrong products are 1% for the Planet products, that give back with every purchase. I work directly with growers to produce these wines, and the grapes are sourced from Napa, Mendocino, Suisun, and Contra Costa counties. I’ve been making wine since 1992, living and working in Napa. Formerly I was the Senior Winemaker for Merryvale Vineyards and Starmont Winery, and Winemaker at Peju Winery.
I try to bring a seasoned winemaking perspective to my wines and strive to produce minimal intervention wines that have a character and a story to tell and that hopefully contribute to creating.
I am proud to partner with 1% for the Planet for the Farmstrong brand. I am a strong believer in pushing agriculture toward increasing sustainability, toward a healthier future.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
This household always looks forward to the surprise golden ticket email & corresponding rush delivery of a bottle of wine!
Receiving an unexpected rosé was particularly enticing, as we had on hand a rosé specialist (RE), a wine generalist (WG) and a beer-mostly participant (#3) to sample during this impromptu Sunday evening tasting.
Served at refrigerator temperature with the hopes of channeling thoughts & memories attributed to warmer weather that is not currently available in the midwest, here are our collected notes:
RE: Mild flavors; mostly grape with a hint of additional fruit- honeydew, maybe strawberry. Ideal for a picnic with the girls. A tad sweet for personal rosé flavor preference; it certainly wasn’t dry. Wonderful crisp finish to each sip, and something that could easily be the last bottle to wrap up a social visit as nothing lingers too long on the tongue… Serve it with a cheese board as it would be lost among good fresh fruit offerings. Preference for past Casemates offers of King North by Northwest or Gruet Brut/Savauge Rosé, but would expect this Farmstrong to retail at the local grocery for $18/bottle, finding it to be a steal at $11/bottle and would be stocking up at $8/bottle.
WG: Crisp with great drinkability. An offering that would disappear quickly on a hot day if not for knowing the 13% plus ABV. Not usually a rosé drinker, but this limited-fruit approach is cold & delicious: unripe melon, clover honey, hints of early strawberry. Here’s an offering that is very mild, approachable and should be enjoyable to anyone who might be too long in the sun on a hot day. Overall, nothing offensive, but no deep depths of flavor either, which is a good thing! A good easygoing compromise that could see one through the hottest dog days of August.
#3: Caprisun-Lite; crushable. Not the preferential beverage profile (which wine is?), but it would be great after some landscaping or another labor-intensive activity in the heat. Appreciate the 1% for the Planet commitment, but it won’t replace Cold Snacks on the menu anytime soon.
Verdict: Will likely try and split a case 6/6 or 4/4/4 (St. Louis, MO Metro, reach out!)
Many, many thanks to WD, Alice and Vintone/Farmstrong Wines for the opportunity to rat. Wishing you all a happy Valentine’s Day, and pleasant dreams of warmer weather!
@ellen3kay We seem to be in a real dry spell here in Illinois with the rose offerings. Seems like the last 4 or 5 of them have not been available to us. Frustrating for sure.
@CruelMelody@kaolis I’m not a wine chemist, but residual sugar includes both residual fermentable and unfermentable sugars. Each of those has a different apparent sweetness - for example, glucose gram for gram, is much less sweet than fructose. Sucrose is in between. Dextrose is also not particularly sweet. I know there are other sugars that hang around, but don’t know their identities.
Geekery aside, 0.4 g/l is perceptible (barely) to some people but still generally considered very dry if not completely.
I was able to just get my bottle this morning and I just tried a quick tasting with the fiancee.
@Aureliano’s review and pictures are pretty accurate.
The wine is smooth and crisp. The initial notes are of strawberries turning to tangerines and cantaloupe. The finish does have a tad of sweetness to it.
A pretty good deal for the price. This would be a pretty good summer wine. I’ll probably pick up a six pack later.
I am revisiting this tonight. It now has a bit of air on it and it warmed up to more typical temperatures (it was pretty cold when I did my initial tasting). In full disclosure, my favorite roses are Rose d’Anjous and typically a bit more fruit-forward than this wine.
Tangerines and melon are much more prominent from start to finish. I lost the strawberry notes. The finish is a bit different as it is lacking a bit of sweetness that I tasted before. This is more of a dry rose with a healthy amount of acidity.
It is similar to a Provence rose, but not an exact replica.
This would be fine to drink on its own or with food.
I won’t duplicate pictures, as @Aureliano did a good job capturing them.
Is it worth it for the money? Priced as an everyday wine at ~$10, yes. At my local wine shop, I would probably have to spend double to get something of equivalent quality. I’m grabbing a 6-pack.
@chipgreen
Good to see your post Chipgreen! Sometimes when I look at offers first thing in the morning (too late for this aging east-coaster to see at turnover) and I don’t see your helpful calculations I wonder if you are “okay”. I’m thinking that it may be a combination of post Super Bowl and generic Monday, but I wanted you to know that I appreciate your math and miss you when you don’t post!
Farmstrong Field Rosé, Mendocino
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$216.00/Case for 12x Farmstrong Field Rosé, Mendocino at Vintone Wines & Farmstrong Wines
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Mar 7 - Tuesday, Mar 8
NV Farmstrong Field Rosé
6 bottles for $64.99 $10.83/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $109.99 $9.17/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Farmstrong Field Rosé
This household always looks forward to the surprise golden ticket email & corresponding rush delivery of a bottle of wine!
Receiving an unexpected rosé was particularly enticing, as we had on hand a rosé specialist (RE), a wine generalist (WG) and a beer-mostly participant (#3) to sample during this impromptu Sunday evening tasting.
Served at refrigerator temperature with the hopes of channeling thoughts & memories attributed to warmer weather that is not currently available in the midwest, here are our collected notes:
RE: Mild flavors; mostly grape with a hint of additional fruit- honeydew, maybe strawberry. Ideal for a picnic with the girls. A tad sweet for personal rosé flavor preference; it certainly wasn’t dry. Wonderful crisp finish to each sip, and something that could easily be the last bottle to wrap up a social visit as nothing lingers too long on the tongue… Serve it with a cheese board as it would be lost among good fresh fruit offerings. Preference for past Casemates offers of King North by Northwest or Gruet Brut/Savauge Rosé, but would expect this Farmstrong to retail at the local grocery for $18/bottle, finding it to be a steal at $11/bottle and would be stocking up at $8/bottle.
WG: Crisp with great drinkability. An offering that would disappear quickly on a hot day if not for knowing the 13% plus ABV. Not usually a rosé drinker, but this limited-fruit approach is cold & delicious: unripe melon, clover honey, hints of early strawberry. Here’s an offering that is very mild, approachable and should be enjoyable to anyone who might be too long in the sun on a hot day. Overall, nothing offensive, but no deep depths of flavor either, which is a good thing! A good easygoing compromise that could see one through the hottest dog days of August.
#3: Caprisun-Lite; crushable. Not the preferential beverage profile (which wine is?), but it would be great after some landscaping or another labor-intensive activity in the heat. Appreciate the 1% for the Planet commitment, but it won’t replace Cold Snacks on the menu anytime soon.
Verdict: Will likely try and split a case 6/6 or 4/4/4 (St. Louis, MO Metro, reach out!)
Many, many thanks to WD, Alice and Vintone/Farmstrong Wines for the opportunity to rat. Wishing you all a happy Valentine’s Day, and pleasant dreams of warmer weather!
Cheers,
@Aureliano
@Aureliano
@Aureliano
@Aureliano thank you for the report
@Aureliano I’m reaching out! I’m reaching out!
In for a split. Belleville IL area, but happy to whisk across the river.
@Aureliano @Nyxen fellow STLer here, would take 2-3 bottles if it works out that way.
@jakezim @Nyxen I’ll grab a case and let you know when it arrives!
@Aureliano @jakezim Aw hell yeah!
I haven’t done this before -let me know if you prefer cash or PayPal for splitsies.
A to-be rat here. My bottle hasn’t been delivered yet. Will update as soon as possible.
No Illinois AGAIN!
@ellen3kay We seem to be in a real dry spell here in Illinois with the rose offerings. Seems like the last 4 or 5 of them have not been available to us. Frustrating for sure.
Just to be clear, .4 g / L is bone dry, right? Must just be pretty fruity?
@CruelMelody Glucose/Fructose isn’t exactly the same as residual sugars but I believe they usually correlate closely. What say you wine chemists?
@CruelMelody @kaolis I’m not a wine chemist, but residual sugar includes both residual fermentable and unfermentable sugars. Each of those has a different apparent sweetness - for example, glucose gram for gram, is much less sweet than fructose. Sucrose is in between. Dextrose is also not particularly sweet. I know there are other sugars that hang around, but don’t know their identities.
Geekery aside, 0.4 g/l is perceptible (barely) to some people but still generally considered very dry if not completely.
@CruelMelody I was having the same thought… I had to look up RS values again to make sure I wasn’t going crazy.
This is NV right? But do we have an idea on what vintages and when bottled?
I was able to just get my bottle this morning and I just tried a quick tasting with the fiancee.
@Aureliano’s review and pictures are pretty accurate.
The wine is smooth and crisp. The initial notes are of strawberries turning to tangerines and cantaloupe. The finish does have a tad of sweetness to it.
A pretty good deal for the price. This would be a pretty good summer wine. I’ll probably pick up a six pack later.
I will be back with a full review after work.
@kookie00 Thank you for the morning rattage
I am revisiting this tonight. It now has a bit of air on it and it warmed up to more typical temperatures (it was pretty cold when I did my initial tasting). In full disclosure, my favorite roses are Rose d’Anjous and typically a bit more fruit-forward than this wine.
Tangerines and melon are much more prominent from start to finish. I lost the strawberry notes. The finish is a bit different as it is lacking a bit of sweetness that I tasted before. This is more of a dry rose with a healthy amount of acidity.
It is similar to a Provence rose, but not an exact replica.
This would be fine to drink on its own or with food.
I won’t duplicate pictures, as @Aureliano did a good job capturing them.
Is it worth it for the money? Priced as an everyday wine at ~$10, yes. At my local wine shop, I would probably have to spend double to get something of equivalent quality. I’m grabbing a 6-pack.
can anyone find out what vintage this is? I can’t seem to find the year
@rubenf1 I believe it’s a non-vintage bottling, but it would be nice to know the details.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations).
Farmstrong Field Rosé - $20 = 15.38%
@chipgreen
Good to see your post Chipgreen! Sometimes when I look at offers first thing in the morning (too late for this aging east-coaster to see at turnover) and I don’t see your helpful calculations I wonder if you are “okay”. I’m thinking that it may be a combination of post Super Bowl and generic Monday, but I wanted you to know that I appreciate your math and miss you when you don’t post!
Cheers!
@pseudogourmet98
Thanks