Our 2018 Rosé was awarded a Double Platinum by Wine Press Northwest’s 20th annual “Best of the Best!” Platinum Judging:
“The continued collaboration among winemaker Heather Perkin and second-generation vintner Adam Campbell is stronger than ever. One of the Northwest’s largest offerings of rosé from Pinot Noir offers a gorgeously fun color and strikes the right balance. Notes of strawberry, Jolly Rancher watermelon candy, white peach and melon make this not only a crowd-pleaser but also a complete rosé.”
Our Rosé qualified by winning “best rosé” at the Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition. This was the 20th annual Platinum Judging, a competition which evaluates the year’s most award-winning Pacific Northwest wines. To receive a Double Platinum rating, a wine must be unanimously judged by all members of the blind tasting panel as superior.
Bottling our Rosé
“The Platinum, a brainchild of columnist Andy Perdue, is Wine Press Northwest’s delicious path for all involved to help determine the year’s “best bottle of wine in the Northwest.”
In its infancy, the Platinum field was a collection of 146 wines made with Pacific Northwest fruit that had been awarded a gold medal at about two dozen competitions in North America during the year after Y2K.
My, oh my, how times have changed.
This year, there were a record 749 entries into the 20th Platinum Judging.
In terms of enjoyment, there’s never been a better time to be drinking Pacific Northwest wine…”
We agree! Learn more about the competition at winepressnw.com
A blend of mainly Pinot Noir, the 2019 ‘Mount Richmond’ is dense and delicious on the mouth. Loaded with pear and baked apple flavors with wild strawberry and starfruit tones, this is rich and viscous stuff, with tons of salty nuance. Enjoy now and over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2026-2036.
The 2019 Elk Cove ‘La Boheme Brut Rose’ Sparkling Wine is vibrant pink in the glass. It comes off loaded with intense red fruits with blood orange zest, cardamom dusted French bread and stony minerals on the palate. The soft mousse and wonderful sense of weight entices from this slightly cooler vintage. Drink 2026-2036.
The very mineral-laden 2019 Elk Cove ‘Goodrich Blanc de Blancs’ Sparkling Wine comes from the Goodrich Vineyard. All Chardonnay, this delivers bright citrus blossom water and freshly cut limes on the palate alongside sourdough bread notes. This would be a tasty foil for Kusshi oysters. Drink 2026-2036.
This is a Pinot that deftly walks the line between subtlety and sweet fruitiness. Red berry and cherry flavors stand at center stage, with a faint whiff of oak spice lending complexity along with a tender tug of tannin that frames the finish.
A silky and red-fruited wine with nice perfumed floral notes on the nose and finish. Flavors of Bing cherries, strawberries, violets and pomegranates. Seamless, with a clean, bright finish. Drink or hold.
