Wine By Nine

Ros? Wine by Perrin from Cotes du Rhone, France - Rhone. Varietals: Cinsault, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre Traditional winemaking by saignee - the French term meaning bled, for a wine-making technique which results in a rose wine made by running off or bleeding, a certain amount of free-run juice from just-crushed dark-skinned grapes after a short, prefermentation maceration. Clearly a wine from a warm place, the color is an intense pink with bright reflections. The nose is fresh, of redcurrants and yellow raspberries. The mouth is supple with fruity roundness in the middle, and a lively finish that is quite long. Pair with any summer foods or Mediterranean dishes. A perfect pairing would be grilled pork ribs with white peach and verbena julienne.