LIOCO
Indica Rosé
Mendocino County, CA
2012
LIOCO started in California when two wine professionals (Matt Licklider and Kevin O'Connor) started a conversation discussing what California wine is and what it should be. Basically, the statement they posed was 'If I taste this wine, it has to be from California and nowhere else.' LIOCO wines are rarely oaked, and if they are, it is neutral. They focus on well made wines from great sites throughout California.
This wine is the same Carignan as our LIOCO Indica on our wine list, but is made as a Rosé. Instead of doing what is called saigneé (or the bleeding off of wine), which makes for lighter styles of Rosé (like the Gobelsburger Rosés we've had in the past), they decided to try a different style. Made like a regular wine, just with a gentler press, they were able to make a much more full bodied and deeper style of wine. This wine is dubbed 'Strawberry Diesel.' It is one of the most full flavored Rosés you can get.
Aroma: Nectarine pit, orange blossom, rock dust
Flavor: Wild strawberry, watermelon rind, kaffir lime
Pairings: Smoked salmon, roasted chicken, grilled pork with mushrooms
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