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Tantalus Rosé Looney Vineyard Oregon 2024
Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesThis 2024 Rosé names the vineyard on the front label, and is Tantalus' series of Crafted in BC (CIBC) wines from the 2024 vintage. Here pinot noir was sourced from Looney Vineyard in Oregon's Ribbon Ridge AVA, a site winemaker David Paterson worked on many years ago as an itinerant intern. The fruit was whole bunch pressed and transported cool overnight to their East Kelowna winery. Free run juice was fermented in stainless, with harder press spending time in older pinot noir barriques for texture. They remained there through fermentation and a 3 months' additional rest on lees. Pouring a glowing peach hue, this slender, saline pink charms with wild strawberry, raspberry blossoms, and subtle savoury stoniness woven throughout the palate, echoing long with lingering salinity. Super smart and moreish.Tasted: 22 April 2025Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $23.50 | 750ml | winery direct, select private wine shops and restaurant |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 270643UPC: 696852162333
