A Tribute To Grace, Highlands Vineyard Rose of Grenache, Santa Barbara County

Still delightful in 2025. Always one of our favorite SB rosés, and this vintage keeps up that tradition. The usual ethereal quality, honeyed wild strawberry, melon, citrus zest, minerality, saline. Perfect to pair with peak-of-season tomatoes and peaches and burrata.

2023 vintage

Crispy fresh and clean cut, but with good body and character. Certainly lovely stufd

2023 vintage

Not as Provencal as last time, rounder and showing some subtle tertiary notes. Drink up if you have this vintage. Love this producer!

2020 vintage

Pale rose gold. That classic fat and fruity Grenache nose, but lightened due to the rose making. White peach, fresh strawberry, nectarine, melon, wet stone. Round and fleshy but a pithy acidity like grapefruit rind. A touch of strawberry shortcake. Nice finish. Holding up well too after 3 days in the fridge.

2023 vintage

Always one of our favorite SB rosés, and this vintage keeps up that tradition. The usual ethereal quality, honeyed wild strawberry, melon, citrus zest, minerality, saline. Perfect to pair with peak-of-season tomatoes and peaches and burrata.

2023 vintage

Oh my goodness! What a difference between this and the 2022 version of rosé! The wine remains a pale salmon, but the bouquet!. It bursts with succulent yellow peaches, macerated strawberries and a dose of watermelon. As the wine warms, an herbal quality adds some complexity and depth; notes of thyme and basil. But the fruit just keeps coming. Bright acidity provides lift while also holding the fruit in balance. Simply a lovely tipple. 12.1% alc. 08.24.24. With nibbles of …

2023 vintage

Pale salmon colour. Medium and youthful nose with ripe peach, lavender, black pepper and dried herbs. Medium taste of ripe peach, ripe green apples, black pepper, pink grapefruit and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Californian Rosé based on Grenache. Drink now or over the next year. Goes well with mushrooms, salads or veal.

2023 vintage

Fresh strawberry / red berry flavors and good acidity

2023 vintage

From magnum. The paleness of this wine elicits a number of comments from the imbibers. The delicate pale is simply stunning. Abundant watermelon, strawberry and white pepper on both the nose and palate. The spiciness of the finish leaves a zippiness. Yet, this ros� has real body. It stands up to food well and has some body weight. It�s a delight to drink this ros�. 12.4% alc. For pizza fest of red and white sauces. Recommended.

2020 vintage

Pretty ordinary. Nothing too spectacular. Good, but nothing stands out.

2020 vintage

SVR brought to Lexie's bridal shower.

2020 vintage

Ethereal and airy nose: crunchy strawberry, peach, honeydew, peapods, white flowers, crisp linen, petrichor... subtle and intense at once, quite juicy on the palate, but super tense and lively, with a solid core of acidity and stony nuance. Long and pure, so easy yet rather serious. Angela is a master of this style. This will definitely become more interesting over the next couple years.

2020 vintage

Great rose. Soft on the palate - definitely more on the savory side, with just a touch of sweetness. Tastes like summer.

2020 vintage

Medium plus nose shows floral tones, strawberry, rose petal, mineral. Palate is nice, raspberry, white cherry, nice depth and lingering finish, quite dry on back end with some phenolics. Well made.

2020 vintage

Had with Avi and Anjali

2020 vintage

Always one of our favorite roses, and this 2016 vintage doesn't disappoint, typically lovely and ethereal. Strawberry flavors at its heart, but then there's a bit of melon, some salinity, something a bit wild. Gorgeous.

2016 vintage

Vivid watermelon in color, and showing light salinity over piquant red cherries and currants. There's a hint of stem in the finish that serves as a reminder that this is Grenache. Refreshing, just a touch bitter, and all kinds of delicious.

2016 vintage

Very nice, lithe rosé with a perfect balance of red fruit and supporting acidity. Delicious on its own or as an accompaniment to lighter foods.

2016 vintage

Early, probably should have aged this a few months

2016 vintage

Picked this up at The Wine Country in Signal Hill. Flavor is pleasant enough, but there is no acid. This is a perfect example of a flabby glass of wine. Disappointing.

2016 vintage

With the '15 on its way, it was time to check in on the '14. Turns out, still delicious. The addition of a year in the bottle has softened the edges a bit, and what it's lost in crispness it's more than gained in harmony and fullness of fruit. Yum.

2014 vintage

Sad this is my last bottle. Looking forward to next year.

2014 vintage

Two more great bottles!

2014 vintage

Continues to drink beautifully. Consistent with previous notes.

2014 vintage

One of best rosés I've tried in a while. What really gets you is the interplay of bright fruit and acidity.

2014 vintage

Tremendous! Very pale salmon pink color belies the nose and taste of this wine. Balanced, good but moderate acidity. What a gem!

2014 vintage

Love love this rose. Stone fruit on the nose. Easy going down but with some complexity and depth not found in the usual rose.

2014 vintage

Consistent with the last note. One of the best roses of the year.

2014 vintage

Pleasant but not much going on. Beautiful faint melon color. Very light palate. Showed better as it warmed up from fridge temp. I wished for a bit more - more acid, more fruit, more flavor.

2014 vintage

Pop & pour. Pale salmon color, clear around the rim. The nose, much like other Grace Grenaches shows top drawer depth. Light strawberry, floral aromatics, a touch of melon. The aromatics become more tightly knit & precise as it warms and certainly on day 2. The palate is light to medium bodied, this shows excellent intensity & concentration. Always graceful- just like the name says. This enters with a burst of red fruit before giving way to a strong watermelon …

2014 vintage

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A Tribute To Grace, Highlands Vineyard Rose of Grenache, Santa Barbara County

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