Lucas & Lewellen Rosé of Pinot Noir

Vintage:

2023

2022

90

JS

93

WE

Tasting Notes

The complex aromas have fruity, flinty and perfume-like qualities, including strawberry cream, raspberry and peach, coupled with blossoms. The wine has a crisp acidity and a luscious finish.

Vineyards

This Rosé of Pinot Noir is blended from grapes grown in the winery’s Goodchild (Santa Maria Valley AVA) and Los Alamos vineyards (Santa Barbara County). Goodchild has soils that range from clay and gravel river deposits to hillside and hilltop sites. Originally planted from cuttings brought over from Europe over 40 years ago, Lucas & Lewellen’s Los Alamos vineyard offers thick layers of clay and loam, coupled with a temperate climate.

Winemaking

This wine was made entirely with Pinot Noir (100%). After being harvested early in the morning, the grapes were crushed and soaked overnight in a stainless-steel tank. This process allows the color from the skins to tint the juice a marvelous pale, barely pink color.

Technical Information

Vintage:: 2023
Alcohol:: 13.1%
Region:: Santa Barbara County, California
RS:: 0.2G/L
Varietals:: 100% Pinot Noir
PH:: 3.28
TA:: 6.3G/L

Accolades

90 points

James Suckling

January 2025

Pale and soft, this rosé has notes of sliced apples, watermelon and melon. It’s medium-bodied, fruity and very drinkable. Drink now. Screw cap.

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93 points

Wine Enthusiast

September 2024

A pale shade of pink in the glass, this is a brilliant rosé, pairing stone aromas with subtle melon and bubblegum on the nose. The palate is very tactile in texture, showing Meyer lemon, white melon and delicate pale cherry flavors.

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