Tommy’s Wine Journal

There is very little information about this winery online and I think the actually website is going through some issues, so I don’t have any tech info. However, I do know that the Watts family has been growing grapes for four generations and they have two vineyards near the Mokelumne River.The Rosado is composed of 60% Syrah and 40% Zinfandel and is a really darkly colored rosé that is a few steps away from being completely red. The aromas remind me of candied strawberry and smuckers boysenberry jam. You can almost assume from the aromas that this wine is going to be sweet, even without tasting it. I would say it smells sweet, but then one might say you can’t smell sweetness. In short, it’s very Smuckers-like!On the palate the wine is consistent with it’s aromatics and shows flavors of candied strawberry, boysenberry, and mixed berry medley. It is sweet but has a punch of acid, tannin, and alcohol on the finish. There is actually a bit too much alcohol on the finish which kind of ruins it for me and completely throws the wine off balance.This is the type of wine that would be fun to chug down at the river in search of a quick buzz! I don’t think it’s a wine meant to be taken too seriously and it would be awful with food, but I know many people who would enjoy it ice cold at a picnic. 82 points