I’M ROSÉ, YOU’RE ROSÉ
In The Spirit
On Saturday night, Alliance Beverage’s CEO Bob Smith hosted their annual Pioneer Classic Charity event out at the Wigwam Resort. Those who attended helped Alliance reach over $2 million in charitable donations to organizations around the Valley.
Apart from the golf and great events over weekend, you can only imagine the wines that were present at the dinner–Rodney Strong Reserves, Banfi Cabs, on and on … One wine that stood out was due to one of the men in attendance — Michael Mondavi and his I’M Rosé.
This Cabernet Sauvignon is made in the Saigneé style (otherwise known as bleeding the vats, whereby a portion of the Cab’s juice is fermented separately after being removed from the barrels, or “bled”). It makes the wine stand up on its own and have more character. The grapes in question come from Mondavi’s Atlas Peak and Pope Valley vineyards in Napa.
Yes, the wine is good, but two guys at the event were particularly excited–Sanctuary on Camelback‘s GM Mike Surguine and man-in-charge, Bill Nassikas. As Nassikas ran to get us a glass to taste, Surguine let out that they will be selling this wine starting today at their Jade Bar. He was particularly excited, exclaiming “look, even the bottle top is Sanctuary Green!”
Nassikas served it over a glass of ice and even after drinking those giant cabs at dinner, I’M Rosé’s flavor still shot through. Cheers to bleeding the vats!
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