2008 Granite Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Rose

This rose has the winery's old and a-bit-too fussy-and-ornate label. But the label's changed for the 09. The winemaker at Granite Ridge does everything at this boutique winery:  do the viticulture, make the wine, move around the bottlesetc, store the ottles, run the tasting at the cellar door. The 08 rose is blood red in colour. There's warm honey in theperfume with a soft, white-pepper edge. It's very dry, but still with honey and violets on the palate, and quite a strong mouth fill.