Vinca Minor Carignane Rose' 2019
Product details
| Management number | 253691596 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.40 | Model Number | 253691596 | ||
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This dry rosé is sourced from 90-plus-year-old, head-trained, dry-farmed Carignane vines at Hawkeye Ranch in Redwood Valley, Mendocino. The vineyard sits at 722 feet elevation in the upper reaches of the Russian River drainage, planted on Pinole Gravelly Loam soils that are iron-rich, rocky, and free-draining. Pete Johnson and his family have farmed Hawkeye Ranch organically for five generations; the site is CCOF Certified Organic and Fish Friendly Farming Certified.
Winemaker Jason Charles used a direct-press approach, producing the wine's characteristically pale color. Fermentation proceeded with native yeast in a combination of older French oak and stainless steel. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Redwood Valley's large diurnal temperature swings, often reaching 50 degrees Fahrenheit between day and night, preserve the natural acidity and floral lift that define this wine.
Carignane is a variety that can be aggressively tannic and high-acid from young vines, but from 90-plus-year-old, low-yielding, dry-farmed vines the grape delivers balance and texture well suited to rosé production. The result is pale, dry, and mineral-driven with red fruit and stone-fruit character.
Vinca Minor produces small-lot wines across Northern California, working exclusively with organically farmed growers and using indigenous yeast throughout, never fining or filtering. SO2 additions are minimal.
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