A very different Brut Rosé — it’s quite apple driven, and shows deep brioche aromatics thanks to thirty months en tirage. Tasting blindfolded, most experts would be hard pressed to call it as a domestic, much less pink, glass of bubbly at first taste. That said, those same tasters would agree that they’ve got a seriously conceived sparkler in their hands. With a little time in the glass, more layers come forward, including a bit of strawberry. Unusual, but isn’t unusual and delightful what we’re all searching for?
MacRostie, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) 2019
By Rich Cook