Merlot Rosato
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled salmon, prosciutto with melon, fresh goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the maritime climate of Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, the Channing Daughters Merlot Rosato is a beautiful testament to how well Merlot adapts to cool, ocean-breeze-swept terroirs. Inspired by the dry, savory rosés of Italy, this 'Rosato' is crafted with intentionality rather than as an afterthought. The grapes are grown on unique Bridgehampton silt loam soils, hand-harvested, and gently pressed. The winemaking team utilizes stainless steel fermentation to preserve the wine's bright, high-toned red fruit character and distinct saline minerality. This rosé captures the relaxed yet sophisticated spirit of the East End, offering a dry, textured, and aromatic profile that stands out from typical mass-produced blush wines.
🍾 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
Merlot
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12.5%