Cabernet Franc Rosato
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled salmon, fresh goat cheese, artisanal charcuterie
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the unique maritime terroir of Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, the Channing Daughters Cabernet Franc Rosato is a beautiful expression of cool-climate viticulture. Inspired by Italian pink wines, the winery proudly uses the term 'Rosato' to signal its dry, savory, and food-friendly style. The grapes are grown in silt loam soils deposited by glaciers, benefiting from the moderating influences of the Atlantic Ocean and Peconic Bay. Winemaker Christopher Tracy employs gentle pressing and stainless steel fermentation to capture the grape's vibrant red fruit character, signature herbal complexity, and crisp, refreshing acidity, making it a benchmark for East Coast rosé production.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Walter Channing with initial vineyard plantings dating back to 1982 in Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, Channing Daughters Winery stands as one of New York's most inventive and boundary-pushing artisanal producers. Guided by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partner Larry Perrine, the estate champions low-intervention, sustainable viticulture across its distinctive maritime terroir. The winery is celebrated for its remarkably diverse and adventurous portfolio encompassing more than two dozen grape varieties, ranging from skin-contact orange wines like Meditazione and complex field blends like Mosaico to expressive single-vineyard expressions such as L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay and Scuttlehole Chardonnay. Through experimental fermentations, pet-nats, and traditional method sparklers, Channing Daughters continues to showcase the dynamic potential and saline elegance of East End winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Franc
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12.5%