2008 Pares Balta Ros de Pacs Rose

Penedes, Spain

Pares Balta Ros de Pacs rose is the perfect wine to usher in the warmer days of spring and summer. This Spanish wine gem is a beautiful rose made of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from the Penedes region of Spain. Pares Balta is a family owned winery in the Penedes region with a tradition that goes back to 1790. The vineyards have been certified organic since the 2004 vintage. Winemaking is in the hands of enologists Maria Elena Jimenez and Marta Casas, wives of Joan and Josep Cusine Carol, who together are guiding the company into a new era of high quality wine production. Josh Raynolds of International Wine Cellar rated the 2007 vintage of this wine 89 points (new 2008 release not yet rated) and called it "racy and focused but at the same time weighty, with potent citrus and red berry flavors underscored by dusty minerality.”

Pares Balta Ros de Pacs is a deep strawberry-red in color with an aromatic nose of orange peel, strawberries, cherries and spice. It is delightfully crisp and clean with medium body and flavors of red berries and pomegranate. No oak. The finish is long, flavorful and refreshing.

Enjoy Pares Balta Ros de Pacs now and over the next 3 years as the perfect patio aperitif wine. It will accompany Cobb salad, roast chicken, empanadas, grilled swordfish and mild cheeses.