SOUTH COAST WINERY SHINES IN RECENT “THE FIFTY BEST” ROSÉ WINE TASTING
South Coast Winery 2019 Tempranillo Rosé Awarded Double-Gold, and 2018 Tempranillo Rosé and Grenache Noir Rosé Win Gold Designations
South Coast Winery, owned by the Carter family, has once again gained prestigious recognition for three of its rosé wines in a blind tasting by The Fifty Best, a digital guide to wines and spirits. The winery’s 2019 Tempranillo Rosé was awarded a Double-Gold medal, one of a select four wines in the category, and South Coast’s 2018 Tempranillo Rosé and Grenache Noir Rosé won Gold medals.
Featuring rated listings from proprietary blind tastings as judged by wine/spirits journalists, sommeliers, wine/spirits retailers, mixologists, wine consultants and connoisseurs, The Fifty Best achieves the highest standards of evaluations by adhering to strict tasting rules and rigorous methodology.
The Fifty Best “blind” tasting of 25 recent release rosé wines was conducted by a 10-member wine judging panel. Using professional criteria, the pre-qualified panel of judges blind tasted the rosé wines and rated them individually on a one-to-five point scoring system with five being the highest. After tallying the scores, medals were awarded based on the judges’ impressions.
South Coast Winery 2019 Tempranillo Rosé Double-Gold winner (Temecula Valley, Calif.) $16 was fashioned from two Iberian Peninsula clonal selections of Tempranillo grapes in an approximate 50/50 ratio. According to the judges’ tasting notes, its finish is of strawberries, ripe watermelon, honeydew melon, apricot and lemon. It was noted to be floral and crisp with nice tartness, good balance — a delicious party wine and recommended for summer beach drinking.
Gold Medal winner South Coast Winery 2018 Tempranillo Rosé (Temecula Valley, Calif.) $16 is made from a blend of hand-harvested Tempranillo (50% Portuguese Tinta Roriz clone) and 50% of a Spanish Tempranillo clone of grapes (commonly known as Valdepenas) that were cold fermented. The judges pronounced it to have balanced acidity, be crisp and tangy, and they said it was “yum.”
Gold Medal winner South Coast Winery 2018 Grenache Noir Rosé (Temecula Valley, Calif.) $18 is created by immediately pressing and fermenting newly harvested grapes at cool temperatures using a yeast from the Cornas area of the Rhône Valley in France. Judges’ tasting notes declared it to be oaky, soft, delicate and refreshing, as well as well-balanced, smooth and beautiful.
“As always, it is an honor and a great pleasure to have our wines win kudos and medals,” said Jeff Carter, president of Carter Hospitality Group, which owns and operates South Coast Winery. “We are once again proud to have the recognition from The Fifty Best Rosé blind tasting given to our master winemaker Jon McPherson, winemaker Javier Flores and the rest of our dedicated winery staff.”
The complete results of The Fifty Best competition, along with tasting notes, can be viewed at www.thefiftybest.com/wine/best_rose_wine.
