The Tickled Pink is a rosé made from early harvested Syrah and various other red and white varieties. Starting with 2013, the rosé ferments on some white skins/stems and is barrel aged for 12-18 months before bottling. Following bottling, it is further bottle-aged for 3 years before release. Counter-intuitively, this rosé evolved with many years of cellaring – just like a red wine.
The long-term goal with this wine is to release it when it’s at least seven years old. From 2018, we stated producing another, smaller batch of rosé, using Pinot Noir grapes from the Home Vineyard. Its called Tickled Noir.
