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think pink
flavors in a very franc-like mode- red berry,
spring herbs and a mild olive-leaf bitterness.
-P.J.C. (1,450 cases) §
90 | Boundary Breaks
$19
2022 Seneca Lake Rosé Dry (BEST BUY) ^
Scents of biscuits and cream have a rosy florality,
with Moroccan spices that come up
with air. Pour this pink for a chicken sandwich.
-P.J.C. (400 cases) §
90 | Fox Run
$22
2022 Finger Lakes Rosé of Cabernet Franc ^
Scents of white peach and Rainier cherry
come off creamy and bright on the palate,
with assertive phenolics delivered on a dry,
mildly earthy savor. -P.J.C. (100 cases) §
90 | Kelby James Russell $20
2022 Finger Lakes FLX Dry Rosé Nutt
Road Vineyard ^ A firm, austere rosé of cabernet
franc, this is angular and herbal when
first poured, with lifted strawberry notes to
counterbalance the savor. It's a serious wine
that needs some settling. -P.J.C. (360 cases) §
89 | Thirsty Owl
$18
2022 Finger Lakes Pinot Noir Rosé Plane
Vineyard (BEST BUY) ^ Bright and cheery, this
has a clean, mildly sour-cherry scent and a
fruit-skin grip of acid and tannins, that edge
and tension setting it up for duck prosciutto.
-P.J.C. (238 cases) §
OREGON ROSÉ
93 | Pray Tell
$28
2022 Willamette Valley Skin Contact ^ A
skin contact pinot gris with 10 percent chardonnay,
this is neither pink nor orange, at
least not exactly. It leads with attractive redcherry
and rose-hip scents, savory and floral
with an exotic aromatic array. It's no less
complex on the palate, where the flavors are
delivered with a creamy sensuousness, rippling
with tension and acidity. " This makes
me hungry, " said Associate Editor Alissa Bica,
who often whets her appetite at the start of
the meal with a glass of orange wine. -P.J.C.
(139 cases) §
92 | Quady North
$17
2022 Rogue Valley GSM Rosé (BEST BUY) ^
Pale and pretty, with light red-petal florality
overlying guava and strawberry flavors, this
is firm and tangy, a tactile rosé with vibrant
acids and a sourdough bite. -P.J.C. §
91 | Long Walk
91 | Montinore
$23
2022 Rogue Valley Rosé ^ Assertive and lively
with a juicy cherry scent and pert cherry flavors,
this is firm in its wild-cherry sweetness,
sturdy enough for crabcakes. -P.J.C. §
$45
2021 Willamette Valley L'Orange ^ Eightythree
percent pinot gris is brightened up by
muscat ottonel, an addition that changes the
tenor of this wine, giving it an electric orange
color and a bright lift to its citrus scents. It's
more broad on the palate, creamy and balanced,
finishing with a haunting perfume.
-P.J.C. (440 cases) §
91 | Underwood
90 | Lamoreaux Landing $20
2022 Finger Lakes Dry Rosé ^ Scents of wheat
and capsicum give way to broad, mildly sweet
fruit flavors of guava and pink raspberry. This
is lean and serious; it could use some time in
the cellar. -P.J.C. (950 cases) §
90 | Sheldrake Point
$24
2022 Finger Lakes Beta Series Rosé of
Pinot Noir ^ With a lifted scent of red berries
and cherry juice, this wine's flavors are
equally lifted and charming, with a pleasant
drive. For pan-roasted chicken thighs.
-P.J.C. (26 cases) §
89 | Sheldrake Point
$18
2022 Finger Lakes Dry Rosé (BEST BUY) ^ Very
dry and somewhat tart, there's a nice contrast
between the sour-cherry scent and the sweet
red-berry flavors, finishing dry and on point.
-P.J.C. (2,750 cases) §
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92 | Elk Cove
$20
2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Rosé
(BEST BUY) ^ If you could put strawberry blossoms
into a bouquet you'd have a sense of
how this pink bursts from the glass, bright,
generous and expressive. Its flavors are
round and juicy, exuberant with berry fruit
that's as red as its assertive color. Delightful
with chilled prawns. -P.J.C. §
92 | Ridgecrest
$30
2022 Ribbon Ridge Estate Pinot Noir Rosé ^
Gentle and fresh, with fruit scents that fall
between apple and strawberry, this has a quietly
savory sensibility that grounds the it with
mild, fluffy acidity. For roast chicken. -P.J.C.
(195 cases) §
$14
2022 Oregon Rosé (BEST BUY) ^ A touch floral
and a touch sour, this young pink is alive
with fruity floral scents, fresh and lean, all
crushed red cherries on the palate leavened
with a brisk mineral tang. -P.J.C. §
90 | Del Rio
$18
2022 Rogue Valley Estate Grenache Rosé
(BEST BUY) ^ Rogue Valley warmth lends this
grenache rosé a bit of weight. Bright with a
hint of creaminess, sweet cherry and pearjuice
flavors, it's clean and snappy. For linguini
with clam sauce. -P.J.C. (2,000 cases) §
90 | Lange
$29
2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Rosé ^
All cherry and cherry blossom, this wine's
flowery elements persist along with a brisk,
penetrating acidity. Give it a month or two
for that acid to tuck in, then serve with
smoked whitefish. -P.J.C. §
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