Painted Hills Vineyard Grenache Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled salmon, Niçoise salad, soft goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the unique terroir of the Yakima Valley, the Painted Hills Vineyard Grenache Rosé is a testament to Kerloo Cellars' commitment to low-intervention winemaking. The vineyard itself is situated in a region defined by the dramatic history of the prehistoric Missoula Floods, which left behind deep, well-draining sandy loam soils. This terroir, combined with the warm days and cool nights of the Columbia Valley, allows the Grenache grapes to ripen fully while retaining their vital, vibrant acidity. Winemaker Ryan Crane utilizes gentle direct-pressing of the whole clusters to achieve a pale, delicate salmon hue and to preserve the bright, high-toned red fruit aromatics and mineral tension that define this Provence-style Washington rosé.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars takes its name from the echoing call of the sandhill crane, symbolizing Crane's calling to craft authentic, terroir-driven Washington State wines. After studying viticulture and enology in Walla Walla and honing his cellar craft at Forgeron Cellars and Va Piano Vineyards, Crane built Kerloo around meticulous fruit sourcing from esteemed, sustainably farmed vineyard sites spanning the Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Gorge. His cellaring philosophy prioritizes minimal intervention, foot-treading, native fermentations, neutral oak, and concrete maturation to highlight purity of site and varietal transparency. Kerloo built a devoted following for its cool-climate Rhone-style expressions and vibrant single-vineyard bottlings, including Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay, Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and single-site Grenache, Syrah, and Grenache Rosé from benchmark crus like Upland and Painted Hills.
🍇 Grapes
Grenache