Method of manufacture
Production method number one is maceration. During this, the wine remains in contact with the skins. The color infusion into the wine takes place. The second is the vin gris method. Here crushing of the red skinned grapes happen and the removal of the skins take place immediately. Thus, there is very little color absorption into the wine.
The third method involves removal of the red color from red wines using activated charcoal. However, this method rarely comes into play, since most of the flavor is lost. The rose wine has very less shelf life because they have less phenolic content. Phenolic content happens when the wine processing takes place from the grape skins. Rose wines have minimum contact with the skin.
Getting the pink color
There are two methods of intensifying the pink color. The first is the addition of red wine to white wines. This practice is not encouraged and remains illegal, in many parts of France. The second is the Saignee method. In this, during the manufacturing process, the vintner removes the pink wine very early. This reduces the volume of the wine and thus more tannin is present per volume. This increases the color of the wine.
Different Rose Wine making regions
One of the popular Cabernet Rose wine making regions is Tavel in France. Most of the wines of the region are made of Grenache variety of grape. The blend of the wine will have at least 60% of this grape variety. Of the remaining at least, 15% of the blend has to be Cinsault with the rest comprises of Calitor, Syrah, Carignan, Picpoul and Bourboulenc.
In Italy, the reason for the manufacture of rose wines is different. When the wine must undergo maceration, temperature control is necessary. If left unattended to, the high temperature kills the yeast. The fermentation stops and sugars together with yeast remain half formed in the liquid. In Spain, Grenache remains the primary choice. Other varieties that come into consideration are Tempranillo, Merlot, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Popular Rose wines
- Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rose 2011: $10.49 - Aromatic nose with raspberry and tangerine peel, the wine is pink with orange tint. Full bodied with long finish.
- Gatonegro Cabernet Sauvignon Rose $9.99 - Chilean still wine has good body and rich fruity flavor.
- 1986 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon $98.00 - Mineral laden this wine has rich sweetness and shows fruity notes of cassia fruit and black currant. Well balanced with inlaid acidity.
- 2003 J.Davies Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon wine $249.99 - Complex fruit showing raspberry and cream notes has long finish and great aroma.
Serving temperature for the wine
The Cabernet Rose should be served at 64˚F slightly above above chilliness This will keep the wine crisp and fresh. If they are too warm, they will show tannin and be too soft and flabby.
