Over the last few years the popularity of Rosé has grown in Virginia with good reason. Even in an off year, like 2011, winemakers can produce a quality Rosé. The Sunset Hills 2011 Rosé is a prime example of that. The wine is a blend 85% Cabernet Franc with 15% Merlot and it has bold red fruit flavors of strawberry, cherry and a hint of cranberry.
The wine hints at sweetness, but has very low residual sugar. The bright fruit and acidity make it very refreshing, and while I would consider it a summer wine the body is enough that you can drink it well into the fall.
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We have been looking into more varieties of wine lately. Usually we bounce back and forth between red and wine. My partner likes the dry wines, I tend to like sweet, but also will drink dry. Usually the rose seems to be bubbly and that makes it seems like soda! I have been interested in trying the different types of rose. I heard that there is an orange rose. Have you tried it?
Orange Rosé is a rosé made from white grapes macerated on the skins. A traditional rosé is made from red grapes.
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