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Big House Pink

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Description: In a time where “red state” and “blue state” have divisively entered the popular vernacular, it is heartening to observe that every corner of the US has the potential to be a “pink state.” Let all the al fresco café habitués take a bow—pink wine appears finally to be à la mode. Rarely has a wine evacuated the premises like our first Big House Pink.Who could have guessed that pink wine would take the country by storm? Might the lurid carmine integument have something to do with it? The flock of flamingos? The strong spring season in South Beach? Or could it actually be a sign that Fortuna’s wheel has turned and sophisticated, dry rosé now enjoys a similarly sophisticated clientele? In this vintage we again congregate a blend of primarily Italian varieties—the oft neglected Sardinians represented herein by carignano—along with a dash of zinfandel and charbono, which, if it is not Italian, certainly should be. Unlike the more cerebral Vin Gris de Cigare, in Big House Pink the front and center fruity notes dominate most of the organoleptic real estate.This pink is flush with strawberry guava and hibiscus notes. And those who fondly remember Jolly Rancher watermelon candies will




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