Warm Weather Calls For Rose'

Nothing says summer to me more than enjoying a glass of rose' on a sunny 89 degree day.  I love recommending a good wine at a great price point, and that wine is the 2010 Piattelli Rose' of Malbec at $12 a bottle.  This Argentinian gem utilizes the traditional Sanigee (pronounced "senyay") method, a French word that means "to bleed".  After a 24 hour cold maceration process, the juice is then transferred to and fermented in stainless steel tanks.  The rose' is bottled after only 2 months of aging.  Maceration time for roses' varies from a fews hours to several days.  As one would assume, a very short maceration time would produce a wine that is almost white. The Piattelli Rose' is a blend of 91% Malbec and 9% Torrontes grape varietals.  

This wine is darker than many other roses', a ruby red color with strawberry and cherry on the mid palate and light tannins on the finish. The wine also paired well with the gouda cheese that we were enjoying.