Our 2018 Block House Vineyard Brut Rosé, made from 100% organic Pinot Noir, has a gorgeous aromatic precision and rich flavors of red fruits framed by freshness. The Napa Valley Pinot Noir adds elegance to this traditional method of sparkling wine that is made into a rosé with the addition of 4% still Pinot Noir.
48 months of aging on the lees adds depth and complexity to the wine with toasty brioche notes. On the nose, red cherry and almond blossom, strawberry, Chinese five spice, and chalky mineral tones. On the palate this wine is both powerful and subtle, spiced orange, cherry compote, and ginger lead to fresh raspberry and salted watermelon. This is a distinctive sparkling rosé that is a pure expression of Pinot Noir grown on volcanic soil and has the potential to develop with additional aging through 2036.
The Pinot Noir for our Brut Rosé is hand harvested and whole cluster pressed directly into barrel. Natively fermented with indigenous year, our base wine spends 10 months in barrel. We blend in 4% still Pinot Noir prior to tirage bottling. After 40 months on lees, we riddle and disgorge our Breut Rosé, finishing the wine with 2.5 g/l dosage.
Powerful and subtle - spiced orange ginger, alpine strawberry, Chinese five spice, chalky mineral tones
The Pinot Noir for the 2018 Brut Rosé is sourced from Block House Vineyard, centered in the heart of Napa Valley. Hailing from the Yountville AVA, Block House Vineyard was originally planted in 1836 by George C. Yount after receiving the Rancho Caymus land grant from General Vallejo. This vineyard is thought to be amongst the oldest in all of Napa Valley.
The eastern portion of the Yountville AVA is comprised of multiple alluvial bands of both sedimentary soils and clays as well as riddled with volcanic outcrops. With its proximity to the San Pablo Bay, Block House Vineyard is a relatively cool growing region, often blanketed with cold wet air until the early afternoon; this cool climate allows sufficient hang time for our Brut Rosé.
