Tensley Grenache Rosé Colson Canyon Vineyard

After the first two odd bottles being so different from how Joey usually makes this rosé, I emailed the winery. The honest (and much appreciated) response was that no, there is no RS in the wine, but the fruit was allowed a long hangtime and picked very late due to a cooler growing season (but still in drought) making for concentrated juice in a lower yielding harvest. The sweetness in the wine is the fruit. As mentioned in the first …

A pastel pink color. That’s the only thing it has in common with the delicious 2019 Tensely Rosé. While the nose has abundant cantaloupe, the palate is sweet. This absolutely tastes like a “fruity pink” and overly “fruity” rosé. This is 180 degrees from the 2019. Thinking the one bottle may be off, I pulled another the next day only to double down on my disappointment. Where is the strawberry, the black pepper, the distinct mineral element? Yes, the acidity …